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Gods and Goddesses |
It is easy to get confused when trying to
identify the Egyptian gods. There is a large number of them and they
are not always depicted the same way. For example, Thoth, the god of
writing and messenger of the sun god, is seen as an ibis, a baboon or
the moon. Like the Greek gods, the Egyptian gods symbolized aspects of
life, human emotions and the physical world.
Gods and
goddesses
are often grouped in pairs to represent the dual nature of life, the
negative and positive forces of the cosmos. An examples is Osiris
representing life and order, and Seth representing death and destruction.
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Date created: January 9, 1998Last updated: November 28, 2006
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