If you’re visiting Cleveland, Ohio, the Cleveland Museum of Art has a nice Ancient Egyptian collection. One of the notable items is this statue of Heqet, reputed to be the largest in the world. She towers a full 15 cm in height. Made of Egyptian travertine marble, the sculptor used a natural vein in the…
Tag: goddesses
Dry Spells (Kemetic Roundtable #02a)
Dry spells. The Fallow Times. Times when you have absolutely no contact with gods or goddesses. You don’t often hear about them unless you really dig in some of the forums. Why? They’re not that interesting to talk about. “I got nothing today” isn’t worth posting on a forum. It’s even too dull to use…
Cow Deities in Ancient Egypt? (Pagan Blog Project 2012 #6)
auf deutsch: Kuhgestaltige Gottheiten in Ägypten (übersetzt von Sati) Cow deities. What in the world were those ancient Egyptians thinking? “Cow” doesn’t have many positive associations for us today: fat, ungainly, clumsy. “Bovine” means stupid, dull, inert, stolid, and sluggish. “Bull” can have positive masculine associations, but also means destructive and angry. “Bull in a china…
Bathtime! (Pagan Blog Project 2012 #4)
Wash before doing a ritual. In fact, do a ritual for washing! That’s the usual Kemetic practice. Before giving some specifics, let’s take a look at the reasoning behind it. Ritual is something that follows a pattern, and it’s done on a regular or semi-regular basis. Perhaps you have a ritual for turning on your…
Animal-Headed Deities (Pagan Blog Project 2012 #2)
“… you dog-faced Egyptian swathed in linens, who are you my excellent fellow? How do you claim to be a god, you with your barking? And what’s the meaning of this spotted bull from Memphis being worshiped, giving oracles and having prophets? For I’m ashamed to mention the ibises, apes, goats, and other creatures much…
Link: Goddesses and Gods of the Ancient Egyptians- Henadology
A popular quick reference for the Netjeru (Kemetic Gods and Goddesses) is the wikipedia page for the Egyptian pantheon. But what if you want to go further? Your Gratuitous Moment of Shrine Goddesses and Gods of the Ancient Egyptians: A Theological Encyclopedia, from the Henadology blog, is one of the best online resources I’ve found. Whether…
Scribes, Officials, and the Deities
I’ve been reading Red Land, Black Land by Barbara Mertz. It’s an engagingly written, enjoyable read. Talking about the scribes and other officials, she said: “One of the significant aspects of Egyptian life which is brought out by the Hekanakhte letters is the combination in one man of functions which we would consider incompatible, or…