He is a part of the Ogdoad, the pantheon of 8 major deities in the city of Hermopolis. ThothĪmun or Amon is a major Egyptian deity, typically worshipped as the creator god in Egyptian mythology and the patron god of the city of Thebes. He began to be seen as an antagonist in the stories of Osiris and Horus. In the days of Osiris, however, the legend of Set killing his brother and usurping his throne became prevalent in Egypt and turned the god’s reputation in a more negative direction. For a long time, he was believed to ride the sky with Ra on his solar barge every day, protecting him from the armies of the evil serpent, Apep. He has always been worshipped as the god of the desert, storms, and foreign lands but he used to be viewed positively by the ancient Egyptians. The brother of Osiris and father of Anubis, Set or Seth is a god with a mixed reputation. Portrayed as a beautiful winged woman, Isis was worshipped as a clever and ambitious goddess as well as a loving spouse. Isis encouraged their son Horus to avenge his father by battling Set. In the other version, she used the power to miraculously fall pregnant from the mummified Osiris.Īfter Osiris’ death at the hands of Set, Isis managed to resurrect her husband and he then retired to rule over the Underworld. In one version, Isis used her power to force Ra to move further away from the world, as his tremendous heat was killing everything in it. After he told her his name, she healed him and removed the poison, but she had become powerful with the knowledge of his name and could manipulate him to do anything. In a popular myth, Isis poisoned Ra with a snake, and would only heal him if he revealed his true name to her. Isis was the sister and wife of Osiris and the goddess of magic, and is often portrayed with large wings.
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