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Anubis, The God Of Death Who Led Ancient Egyptian kings Into The Afterlife

Was a jackal-headed deity who presided over the embalming process and accompanied dead kings in the afterworld. When kings were being judged by Osiris, Anubis placed their hearts on one side of a scale and a feather (representing Maat) on the other. The god Thoth recorded the results, which indicated whether the king could enter the afterworld. Anubis is the son of Osiris and Nephthys.

The Eye of Ra was considered a powerful and protective symbol, and was often used in funerary texts and amulets to protect the dead from harm

 

Ra is an ancient Egyptian god, often associated with the sun and kingship. He is one of the most important and widely worshiped deities in ancient Egyptian religion. According to Egyptian mythology, Ra was the creator of the world and the god of the sun, the sky, and order. He was believed to be responsible for the daily journey of the sun across the sky, and was associated with the rising and setting of the sun. As a god of kingship, Ra was often depicted as a falcon or as a man with the head of a falcon, and was associated with the pharaohs, who were believed to be the living embodiment of the god on earth. Ra was also associated with the afterlife and was believed to be the ruler of the Duat, the realm of the dead.

 

Queen Nefertari Being Led by Aset
one of the most important goddesses of ancient Egypt. Her name is the Greek form of an ancient Egyptian word for “throne.”
Egyptian goddess of motherhood, fertility, and magic. She is often depicted as a woman with cow horns on her head, and a solar disk between the horns, and a cobra wrapped around the disk. She is often depicted as a woman wearing a throne-like headdress. She is considered to be the mother of the god Horus, and was revered as the goddess of life and regeneration. She was also associated with the protection of the dead and was considered to be a powerful magician. She was one of the most popular and enduring deities in ancient Egypt, and her cult spread throughout the Roman Empire as well.