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ZericsKirog · **Posted:** Mon Jul 26, 2004 12:39 am

Where is Anubis??? It is my favorite....

Goddess~Maat · Joined:Fri Sep 24, 2004 3:56 pm Posts:73 Location: USA

I like Isis out of that list. But otherwise, I like Maat.(Duh! :roll:

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Psusennes I · Joined:Thu Sep 09, 2004 9:00 am Posts:912 Location: England

I'm not seeing Qebehsenuef! Sure- he is stuffed with colon and lower intestines, but just look at his face *ahhhhh!* and his amazing name- it means he who cools his brothers!

If I had to choose a favourite god it would have to be Thoth. He is the wife of Ma'at and was self-created. He is the head of cosmic order and in my opinion the most important of all the gods. He invented writing, mathematics and science, and he wrote the book of the dead.
For all you Goths out there it was he who invented the hermetic arts in the first place- you should be worshiping him! He was the father of Amun, and is portrayed as an ibis because they look a bit like scribes, they sort of dip their beaks in and out of the water- cool!
Furthermore, when Ra collapsed after Sekhmet went mad, Thoth took over as ruler of the gods, and master of Heka.

You see Thoth rules!!!

Ramsekh · Joined:Mon Aug 02, 2004 5:53 pm Posts:746

Thoth was one of the first gods I learned about. Then I came across anubis and he became my favorite god.

Maya · Joined:Mon Dec 20, 2004 12:58 am Posts:4

I don't have a favorite goddess. Sekhmet is the one I identify the most with. Having an eternal hunger nothing can quinch. That's me all over.

Si-amun · **Posted:** Sat Dec 25, 2004 6:22 am

I was reading an interesting article the other day (cant remember what website though so sorry) which suggested that all of the gods and goddesses in the Egyptian Pantheon were actually the various incarnations of a sole deity (as it is in Hindu belief). The articale suggested that this was why the attributes of various gods were combined to make new Gods and also why each God is depicted in a very stylistically similar way (with a certain rare few exceptions). What do you all think?

Isis · Joined:Wed Jan 05, 2005 9:50 pm Posts:92 Location: CA

Well, my two favorite Gods and Goddesses are Isis and Ra. I like them the best for some unknown reason, maybe it's that i like the sun and believe in magic.

Niankhkhnum · Joined:Wed Jan 26, 2005 7:53 pm Posts:110 Location: Oregon

Bast, in honor of my two elderly companion cats. Khnum, who has fascinated me since 1990 when I visited his temple in Esna....Also, Min ...uh...never mind why.

Fondly,

Niankhkhnum

Si-amun · **Posted:** Thu Jan 27, 2005 5:02 pm

Min? tut tut tut! (lol, see the pun!!!) I dont even want to know why you love Min so much! Remember to eat a lot of lettuce though (nudge nudge) lol.