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Egyptian Myth Creatures

Published on Dec 16, 2015

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Maat - The ancient Egyptian concept of truth, balance, order, law, morality, and justice.
Key point - personified as a goddess regulating the stars, seasons, and the actions of both mortals and the deities, who set the order of the universe from chaos at the moment of creation.

Apis bull - is a bull-deity that was worshipped in the Memphis region.
Key point - It served as an intermediary between humans and an all-powerful god

Bennu - An ancient Egyptian deity linked with the sun, creation, and rebirth.
Key point - The bird came to rest on a rock from which its cry broke the primeval silence and this determined what was and what was not to be in the unfolding creation.



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Apep - the ancient Egyptian deity who embodied chaos
Key point - The opponent of light appears in art as a giant serpent.

Griffin - A mythical creature with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion.
Key point - The most common portrayal in mythology of the creature is with the body and regal, kingly mythical creature who commanded deep respect.

Hieracrosphix - a mythical beast found in Egyptian sculpture and European heraldry.
Key point - Some might say that its suppose to embody evil

Serpopard - a long necked mythical animal known from Ancient Egyptian.
Key point - It has a strong resemblance of a lion but many do believe that the Serpopard is a heraldic beast symbolizing royalty and protection.

Uraeus - upright form of an Egyptian cobra used as a symbol of sovereignty, royalty, deity, and divine authority in ancient Egypt.
Key point -A symbol for the goddess Wadjet, one of the earliest Egyptian deities, who often was depicted as a cobra.