Egypt

Sketch map of Ancient Egypt

Sobek was depicted as a crocodile.He was the Egyptian god of the Nile which was believed to have been created from his sweat.As Sobek possessed the strength and nature of a crocodile, which the Egyptians both feared and respected, he became a symbol of the Pharaoh's power.The Nile, which was full of crocodiles, was important to the livelihood of the Egyptians. It therefore made good sense to have a god like Sobek who could appease these ferocious beasts.

ANUKET, GODDESS OF THE RIVER – the personification of the Nile river. Anuket was part of a triad with the god Khnum & the goddess Satis. She was generally depicted as a women with a headdress of feathers. Ceremonially, when the Nile started its annual flood, the Festival of Anuket began. People threw coins, gold, jewelry, and precious gifts into the river, in thanks for the life-giving water and returning benefits derived from the wealth provided by her fertility to the goddess.

A beautiful 11x14 inch print of the sun god, Ra with the body of a scarab and outstretched falcon wings pushing the sun across the sky.There are ancient egyptian hieroglyphics in the background and it has a slightly distressed look, kind of like a painting you would see in an old tomb. The original was mix media. The art is printed in excellent quality on a decorative 100 lb fiber paper cardstock. The paper is antique ivory color and has a nice texture that gives the prints a very unique...

Hapi was the god of the annual flooding of the Nile in ancient Egyptian religion. The flood deposited rich silt on the rivers banks, allowing the Egyptians to grow crops.[1] Some of the titles of Hapi were, Lord of the Fishes and Birds of the Marshes and Lord of the River Bringing Vegetation. He is typically depicted as a man with a large belly wearing a loincloth, having long hair and having pendulous, female-like breasts

Statuette of Anubis. This statuette represents the God of Mummification Anubis with a canid head on a human body. He is wearing the feather costume of Egyptian deities. His hands are raised with the palms downward; a pose that Anubis is known in when He is performing purification and transfiguration rituals over a mummy.

Egypt and the Pyramids, and a camel of course! "Apparently he had a very good time!"

Bastet, sacred cat of Egypt - (A symbol of grace and poise the protector, fertility, and motherhood and of the home - the hieroglyphs spell "Cat" and the lotus bouquet on the top forms the character "Shen" meaning "Eternal Protection" while also being pronouncd "Ankh" meaning eternal life - a powerful evokation for Beautiful Bastet to grant her blessings and bounty) 18mm W x 49mm H Bronze

Bastet

Osiris

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Luxor Temple, Luxor by elsa11, via Flickr

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Hapi The blue Nile God