The Egyptian pantheon rises with heavenly myths, magic and eternal power.

From the feathered glory of the extended wings of Isis to the head of Leon of Bast, this legendary ancient religion continues to inspire modern witchcraft.

The texts of Ancient Egypt are full of spells, spells and mythical images.

The most famous are the hieroglyphs of the Book of the Dead (<-Inlace affiliated) they reveal a snapshot of the interest of this dazzling civilization in magic and occultism.

Although I do not work with the Egyptian Pantoin to know it a little enriches any magical practice.

Note: This article is necessarily brief. In no case is it to be an exhaustive introduction to the Egyptian pantheon. Some scholars dedicate entire races to the study of ancient Egypt’s magic. And although I have worked hard to use reliable academic sources, the information contained here is unfortunately incomplete. Do not hats with pointed cones in a bunch on it, Mmmkay?

ISIS

Perhaps the most famous of all Egyptian myths, the old town of the Nile considered ISIS to the mother of all pharaohs.

The ancient peoples recognized her as protector of the sailors. They carried their amulets during their trips to have a safe passage.

Religious texts describe Isis’s sister, Neftis, as her natural antithesis. It was the opposite force of nature that maintained balance. Isis and neftis were often mythical metaphors of life and death, light and darkness, etc.

The Greeks imported the spirit of Isis and Hellenized aspects of it in its goddess Demeter.

BASTET

Rear Egyptian art represents Bastet as a cat.

This feline -looking goddess acted as protector of the sun god; Some texts identify her as the daughter of Ra eis.

Known as a fierce defender of the domestic abode, the faithful invoke Bastet in matters of childbirth and fertility.

Interestingly, Bastet was also the goddess of perfume and intoxicating aromas.

Hathor

Goddess of fertility, transformation and femininity, Egyptian art represents Hathor as a cow’s head.

The miners of the Sinai region sometimes called her the «lady of the turquoise» and considered it the patron saint of marketed minerals.

In Ra’s sailboat, the god of the sun, it was said that every night the starry sky crossed and entered the underworld. The myth describes Hathor as a heavenly goddess of heaven.

It adopts many forms, transforms into a cat to escape from ra and disappears into the desert to stalk the sandy plains.

Taweret

Taweret’s disturbingly dangerous image appears in Egyptian mythology as a crocodile woman.

In previous representations, it adopts the form of a hippo, a creature to which it worshiped in the region at that time.

It governs the purification of water, protects the innocents from the dark forces and personifies regeneration.

Women and children used amulets with the image of Taweret to protect them from any damage.

Nut

No, not like anacardos. Pronounce your name as triton.

Born of Shu, the god of vital breath, this goddess is the mother of five divine children, including Isis.

In mythology, Nut swallowed God, every night, and gave him birth again in the morning.

This goddess full of stars governs the cosmos, astronomy and the universe.

Tefnut

Goddess of Rocío and the rain, Tefnut was also Nut’s mother.

It is considered the first mother according to the myth of creation.

Tefnut appears as a lioness in mythology or, more rarely, as a woman.

Neith

Goddess of the universal manifestation, mythology describes Neith as the creator of the cosmos.

He also presides over the art of weaving, wisdom, combat and fate.

Guardian of marriage, real women took their name in reverence to their domestic power.

Serket

Goddess of sorcery, medicinal arts, the natural world and queen of scorpions, Serket illuminates the Egyptian scriptures with her wild display of powers.

The Egyptians appreciated her because of her mythical ability to cure poisoned snake bites and scorpion attacks.

Sometimes it is represented as a scorpion and, curiously, sometimes like a woman with a scorpion in the head.

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