The Nile : notes for travellers in Egypt . 13 AST. Ml. Nit, Jj, the Weaver, was a counterpart of the goddess Mut; she is also identified with Hathor. She wasthe goddess of hunting, and is represented holding bowsand arrows; she is usually coloured green. THE RELIGION AND GODS OF EGYPT. I 97 Ra, ^ J], the Sun-god, was the creator of gods and men; his emblem was the suns disk. His worship wasvery ancient, and he was said to be the offspring of Nut, orthe sky. He assumed the forms of several other gods, andis at times represented by the lion, cat, and hawk. Tnpapyri and on bas-reliefs he is repre
The Nile : notes for travellers in Egypt . 13 AST. Ml. Nit, Jj, the Weaver, was a counterpart of the goddess Mut; she is also identified with Hathor. She wasthe goddess of hunting, and is represented holding bowsand arrows; she is usually coloured green. THE RELIGION AND GODS OF EGYPT. I 97 Ra, ^ J], the Sun-god, was the creator of gods and men; his emblem was the suns disk. His worship wasvery ancient, and he was said to be the offspring of Nut, orthe sky. He assumed the forms of several other gods, andis at times represented by the lion, cat, and hawk. Tnpapyri and on bas-reliefs he is represented with the head ofa hawk and wearing a disk, in front of which is an uraeus was particularly adored at Thebes. When he rose in themorning he was called Heru-chuti or Harmachis ; and atnight, when he set, he was called Atmu, or the the night he was supposed to be engaged in fightingApepi, the serpent, who, at the head of a large army offiends, personifications of mist, darkness, and cloud, tried tooverthrow him. The
Size: 1063px × 2350px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, bookidnilenotesfor, bookyear1895
