Egyptian Pantheon
The Egyptians believed their Gods & Goddesses died and were reborn - reincarnation. As we move forward in history we see that Ra has many incarnations. Ra an Annunaki was given the area of the Middle East after the nuclear war that changed the middle east’s landscape from fertile and lush into a desert wasteland. - The Lost book of Enki Zecharia Sitchin
In different regions of Egypt their are different creation stories - this is the Heliopolis version
In order to create a better landscape/ clean up the nuclear environment Ra created -The eight original dieties - ogdoad - group of eight
Ra/Atum created Shu - Air & Tefnut (moisture) - from himself
Ra was the king of the deities and the father of all creation. He was the patron of the sun, heaven, kingship, power, and light. He was not only the deity who governed the actions of the sun, he could also be the physical sun itself, as well as the day.
Shu & Tefnut created Geb (Earth) Nut (Sky)
Shu, in Egyptian religion, god of the air and supporter of the sky, created by Atum by his own power, without the aid of a woman. Shu and his sister and companion, Tefnut (goddess of moisture), were the first couple of the group of nine gods called the Ennead of Heliopolis.
In ancient Egyptian religion and mythology, Tefnut (also spelled Tefenet) was the goddess of moisture and rainfall. She was the twin sister and female counterpart of the air god Shu. Tefnut was an early predynastic deity and was worshiped as part of a system of gods in the ancient Egyptian city of Heliopolis.
Shu and Tefnut created -
Geb & Nut
Geb, in ancient Egyptian religion, the god of the earth, the physical support of the world. Geb constituted, along with Nut, his sister, the second generation in the Ennead (group of nine gods) of Heliopolis.
Nut (Nuit) was the Egyptian sky goddess, born of Shu, god of air, and Tefnut, goddess of water and fertility. With her brother and husband Geb, the earth, she bore Osiris, Isis, Set, and Nephthys.
Geb & Nut Created
Osiris - Underworld - Osiris, one of Egypt's most important deities, is god of the underworld. He also symbolized death, resurrection, and the cycle of Nile floods that Egypt relied on for agricultural fertility. According to the myth, Osiris was a king of Egypt who was murdered and dismembered by his brother Seth.
Isis - Throne - Isis is a goddess in Egyptian mythology. She was known as the goddess of the moon. As goddess of life and magic, Isis protected women and children, and healed the sick. Closely linked to the throne, she was one of the greatest goddesses of Ancient Egypt. Her symbols were the ankh, her wings, and her throne headdress.
Seth - Chaos - Set, also known as Seth and Suetekh, was the Egyptian god of war, chaos and storms, brother of Osiris, Isis, and Horus the Elder, uncle to Horus the Younger, and brother-husband to Nephthys. His other consort was the goddess Tawaret, a hippo-headed deity who presided over fertility and childbirth.
Nephthys - Nephthys, or “Mistress of the House,” was the goddess of the air (since the sky is the “head” of the world) and the head of the family. She also sometimes represented Lower Egypt along with Ptah-Tanen. In Egyptian mythology, Nephthys was the daughter of Geb (Earth) and Nut (sky) and the sister of Isis.
Horus the Elder - The elder Horus is one of the oldest gods of Egypt, born of the union between Geb (earth) and Nut (sky) shortly after the creation of the world. His older brother Osiris was given the responsibility of governing the earth along with Isis while Horus was given charge of the sky and, specifically, the sun.
Isis & Osiris created Horus - Horus, Egyptian Hor, Har, Her, or Heru, in ancient Egyptian religion, a god in the form of a falcon whose right eye was the sun or morning star, representing power and quintessence, and whose left eye was the moon or evening star, representing healing.
Osiris & Nephthys - Created Anubis, also called Anpu, ancient Egyptian god of the dead, represented by a jackal or the figure of a man with the head of a jackal. In the Early Dynastic period and the Old Kingdom, he enjoyed a preeminent (though not exclusive) position as lord of the dead, but he was later overshadowed by Osiris.
Set, wanting to rule the world, tricked Osiris into climbing into a fancy sarcophagus and threw it in the Nile, hoping to drown Osiris. Isis found Osiris and freed him from the sarcophagus. When Set found out he cut Osiris into pieces and threw his pieces all over Egypt. Isis with the help of Nephthys found all of Osiris and put him back together with the assistance of Anubis. While Osiris was briefly alive he and Isis conceived Horus. Isis hid while she raised Horus, so Set would not find them and destroy Horus.
When Horus matured, he fought with Set to regain kingship of Egypt. .
Horus won after many battles, this is why the Pharaohs of Egypt claim God status, all the pharaoh's came from Horus as the first pharaoh of Egypt.
Memphis Region -
Annunaki - Enki’s Son Ptah - Ptah, also spelled Phthah, in Egyptian religion, creator-god and maker of things, a patron of craftsmen, especially sculptors; his high priest was called “chief controller of craftsmen.”
It was thought that because Ptah was a craftsman he created everything. He created living beings through pottery then blew life into his creations giving them life - 'through his heart and through his lungs’. Ptah crafted the world in the design of his heart and gave life to the gods and their Ka (their soul) as well, 'through this heart and this tongue.'
This is written on the Shabaka stone in the British muesum the inscription dates 25th dynasty, there are references to this story before the stone was carved.
Pet- ta-heh - pet -supporting the sky, ta - above the earth, heh, dieties combining female - element of the sky, male element of the earth
He is often painted or carved holding a sceptre combining three powerful symbols
'The Was Scepter,' the sign of life, Ankh, the Djed pillar. The three combined symbols indicate the three creative powers of the god - power/Was, life/ Ankh, stability/ Djed
It was thought that Ptah created the God Atum, who created Ra
Ptah was honored by the craftsmen who created royal tombs. He was honored as the God who Listens or the intercessor between gods & men with ears carved on the enclosure to his inner most sanctuary at Memphis.
Coronations of the Pharaohs were done in the temples of Ptah, his priests worked with the viziers on architecture, building temples, palaces, creative projects. The priests were often married to royal princesses, keeping the Gods energy within the family of the Pharaohs.
Thoth
Annunaki - Thoth - Thoth, (Greek), Egyptian Djhuty, in Egyptian religion, a god of the moon, of reckoning, of learning, and of writing. He was held to be the inventor of writing, the creator of languages, the scribe, interpreter, and adviser of the gods, and the representative of the sun god, Re
Thoth was the scribe of the Ennead - who wrote the divine words - the Eight Deities worshipped at Heliopolis. He was responsible for all accounts and records, houses of life which functioned as the scriptoria and libraries attached to the temples. Through his writings he became the lord of time and recover of years, assigning long reigns to the Pharaohs.
Thoth commended magic and knowledge unknown to anyone but him. - Emerald Tablets
He also stands before the scales that weigh your heart before you pass through to A’aru - or the Field of Reeds, developing his reputation with integrity and truth.
Next week we will be talking about the Emerald Tablets written by Thoth.
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