DID YOU KNOW? Ammut was the Eater of Souls

In the legends and spells that concern the Book of the Dead, a goddess named Ammut waited during the "Weighing of the Human Heart" for a less than desirable outcome. At the final judgment of the human soul in Duat, Anubis oversaw the scales that determined ultimate justice. If the feather of Maat (Truth) did not balance against the heart, the hapless deceased would find the goddess Ammut--with the mouth of a crocodile, spots of a leopard, and hindparts of a hippo--waiting to devour the soul.

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DID YOU KNOW? Wadjet Worshipped at Pelusium

Wadjet was the famed cobra-goddess of Buto in the Nile Delta, but she was also worshipped in the great city of Pelusium and at Avaris during the Ramesside period.

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THE BOOK! The Intrepid Wanderer's Guide to Ancient Egyptian Goddesses

~Ancient Egypt's 21 Most Important Goddesses, Fully Profiled and Examined

~A Comprehensive Survey of the Chief Goddess Cult-Centers of Ancient Egypt

~Dozens of Lavish, Original Illustrations and Photographs

~Illustrative Maps of the Goddess-Territories

~Temple Customs, Rites, and Locations Explored

~A Gallery of Other Chief Egyptian Goddesses

~Isis, Hathor, Mut, Serqet, Wadjet, Nekhbet, Tefnut, Nephthys, and many more!

~What The Ancient Goddesses Represent TODAY

246 pages

$16.95

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The Intrepid Wanderer's Guide to Ancient Egyptian Goddesses

~Ancient Egypt's 21 Most Important Goddesses, Fully Profiled and Examined

~A Comprehensive Survey of the Chief Goddess Cult-Centers of Ancient Egypt

~Dozens of Lavish, Original Illustrations and Photographs

~Illustrative Maps of the Goddess-Territories

~Temple Customs, Rites, and Locations Explored

~A Gallery of Other Chief Egyptian Goddesses

~Isis, Hathor, Mut, Serqet, Wadjet, Nekhbet, Tefnut, Nephthys, and many more!

~What The Ancient Goddesses Represent TODAY

246 pages

$16.95

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DID YOU KNOW? Justinian Closed Isis' Temple in 6th Century CE

The haunting temple of Isis on the island of Philae in Upper Egypt was the last bastion of ancient Egyptian religion, not closed until the Emperor Justinian sent his general, Narses, to Philae around 545 CE to abolish the cult of Isis, arrest her priests, and haul the sacred images back to Constantinople.

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DID YOU KNOW? Tayet, Goddess of Weaving

Tayet was one of Egypt's most important (yet oft-overlooked) goddesses, perhaps because her personality was so easily absorbed by those of Neith, Isis, Nephthys and others. Tayet was the patroness of the art of weaving; Egyptians have always taken great pride in their excellent linens, after all. Tayet possessed an important cult alongside the god Min at Akhmim--an ancient center of linen production. As a goddess associated with weaving the bandages used in mummification, Tayet was also honored at Busiris and Abydos, where she was closely identified with Nephthys and Isis, in their forms as "Chentayet goddesses."

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