Wednesday 25 August 2010

108 Names of Lord Murugan



  1. Om Skandaya Namaha
  2. Om Guhaya Namaha
  3. Om Shanmukhaya Namaha
  4. Om Balanetrasutaya Namaha
  5. Om Prabhave Namaha
  6. Om Pingalaya Namaha
  7. Om Krittikasunave Namaha
  8. Om Shikhivahanaya Namaha
  9. Om Dvinadbhujaya Namaha
  10. Om Dvinannetraya Namaha
  11. Om Shaktidharaya Namaha
  12. Om Pisidasaprabhajanaya Namaha
  13. Om Tarakasurasamharine Namaha
  14. Om Raksobalavimardanaya Namaha
  15. Om Mattaya Namaha
  16. Om Pramattaya Namaha
  17. Om Unmattaya Namaha
  18. Om Surasainyasuraksakaya Namaha
  19. Om Devasenapataye Namaha
  20. Om Pragnya Namaha
  21. Om Kripalave Namaha
  22. Om Bhaktavatsalaya Namaha
  23. Om Umasutaya Namaha
  24. Om Shaktidharaya Namaha
  25. Om Kumaraya Namaha
  26. Om Krauncadharanaya Namaha
  27. Om Senanye Namaha
  28. Om Agnijanmane Namaha
  29. Om Viskhaya Namaha
  30. Om Shankaratmajaya Namaha
  31. Om Sivasvamine Namaha
  32. Om Ganaswamine Namaha
  33. Om Sarvasvamine Namaha
  34. Om Sanatanaya Namaha
  35. Om Anantasaktaye Namaha
  36. Om Aksobhyaya Namaha
  37. Om Parvatipriyanandanaya Namaha
  38. Om Gangasutaya Namaha
  39. Om Sarodbhutaya Namaha
  40. Om Atmabhuve Namaha
  41. Om Pavakatmajaya Namaha
  42. Om Mayadharaya Namaha
  43. Om Prajrimbhaya Namaha
  44. Om Ujjrimbhaya Namaha
  45. Om Kamalasanasamstutaya Namaha
  46. Om Ekavarnaya Namaha
  47. Om Dvivarnaya Namaha
  48. Om Trivarnaya Namaha
  49. Om Sumanoharaya Namaha
  50. Om Caturvarnaya Namaha
  51. Om Pancavarnaya Namaha
  52. Om Prajapataye Namaha
  53. Om Trumbaya Namaha
  54. Om Agnigarbhaya Namaha
  55. Om Samigarbhaya Namaha
  56. Om Visvaretase Namaha
  57. Om Surarighne Namaha
  58. Om Hiranyavarnaya Namaha
  59. Om Subhakrite Namaha
  60. Om Vasumate Namaha
  61. Om Vatuvesabhrite Namaha
  62. Om Bhushane Namaha
  63. Om Kapastaye Namaha
  64. Om Gahanaya Namaha
  65. Om Chandravarnaya Namaha
  66. Om Kaladharaya Namaha
  67. Om Mayadharaya Namaha
  68. Om Mahamayine Namaha
  69. Om Kaivalyaya Namaha
  70. Om Sahatatmakaya Namaha
  71. Om Visvayonaye Namaha
  72. Om Ameyatmane Namaha
  73. Om Tejonidhaye Namaha
  74. Om Anamayaya Namaha
  75. Om Parameshtine Namaha
  76. Om Parabrahmane Namaha
  77. Om Vedagarbhaya Namaha
  78. Om Viratsutaya Namaha
  79. Om Pulindakanyabhartre Namaha
  80. Om Mahasarasvatavradaya Namaha
  81. Om Asrita Kiladhatre Namaha
  82. Om Choraghnaya Namaha
  83. Om Roganasanaya Namaha
  84. Om Anantamurtaye Namaha
  85. Om Anandaya Namaha
  86. Om Shikhandikritagedanaya Namaha
  87. Om Dambhaya Namaha
  88. Om Paramadambhaya Namaha
  89. Om Mahadambhaya Namaha
  90. Om Vrishakapaye Namaha
  91. Om Karanopatadehaya Namaha
  92. Om Karanatita Vigrahaya Namaha
  93. Om Anishvaraya Namaha
  94. Om Amritaya Namaha
  95. Om Pranaya Namaha
  96. Om Pranayamaparayanaya Namaha
  97. Om Vritakandare Namaha
  98. Om Viraghnaya Namaha
  99. Om Raktashyamagalaya Namaha
  100. Om Mahate Namaha
  101. Om Subrahmanyaya Namaha
  102. Om Paravaraya Namaha
  103. Om Brahmanyaya Namaha
  104. Om Brahmanapriyaya Namaha
  105. Om Loka Gurave Namaha
  106. Om Guhapriyaya Namaha
  107. Om Aksayaphalapradaya Namaha
  108. Om Shri Subrahmanyaya Namaha

108 Names of Sri Venkatesaya

  1. Venkatesaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  2. Seshadhri Nilayaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  3. Vrushadhrug Gocharaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  4. Vishnave Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  5. Sadanjana Gireesaaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  6. Vrushadhri Pathaye Nama Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  7. Meru Puthra Girisaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  8. Sarasswamy Tadee Jushe Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  9. Kumaara Kalpa Sevyaaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  10. Vajridhrug Vishayaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  11. Suvarchalaa Suthanyastha Sainaapathya Bharaaya Sri Venkatesaya Namah
  12. Raamaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  13. Padmanabhaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  14. Sadaa Vaayu Stutaaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  15. Tyakta Vaikuntta Lokaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  16. Girikunja Vihaarine Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  17. Harichandana Gothrendhra Swamine Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  18. Sankha Raajanya Nethraabhja Vishayaaya Sri Venaktesaya Namaha
  19. Vasoo Parichara Thraathre Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  20. Krishnaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  21. Abdhi Kanyaa Parishvaktha Vakshase Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  22. Venkataya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  23. Sanakaadhi Mahaa Yogi Poojithaaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  24. Devajith Pramukha Anantha Daitya Sangha Pranasasine Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  25. Svetha Dhveepa Vasan Muktha Poojithaangri Yugaaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  26. Sesha Parvatha Roopathva Prakaasana Paraaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  27. Saanu Staapita Taarkshyaaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  28. Taarkshyachala Nivasine Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  29. Maaya Gooda Vimana Venkatesaya Namaha
  30. Garuda Skandha Vaasine Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  31. Ananta Sirase Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  32. Ananthakshaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  33. Ananta Charanaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  34. Srisaila Nilayaaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  35. Dhaamodaraya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  36. Neelamegha Nibhaaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  37. Brahmmadhi Deva Durdarsa Visvaroopaaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  38. Vaikunttaagatha Saddhema Vimaana Antargataaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  39. Agasthyabhyartitaa Sesha Jana Dhrug Gocharaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  40. Sri Vaasudevaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  41. Haraye Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  42. Theertha Panchaka Vaasine Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  43. Vaamadeva Priyaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  44. Janakeshta Pradhaaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  45. Maarkandeya Mahaa Theertha Jaatha Punya Pradhaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  46. Vaakpathi Brahmadhathre Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  47. Chandra Laavanya Dhayine Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  48. Naarayana Nagesaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  49. Brahma Klupthothsavaaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  50. Sankha Chakra Varaanamra Lasath Karatalaaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  51. Dravan Mriga Madhaasaktha Vigrahaaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  52. Kesavaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  53. Nithya Youvana Moorthaye Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  54. Artithaarta Pradhathre Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  55. Visva Teerttha Agha Haarine Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  56. Theertaswamy Saras Snatha Janabhishta Pradhayine Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  57. Kumara Dhaarikaa Vaasas Skandhabheeshta Pradhaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  58. Jaanu Dhagna Samudhbhutha Pothrine Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  59. Koorma Moorthaye Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  60. Kinnara Dhvandhva Saapaanta Pradaathre Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  61. Vibhave Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  62. Vaikhaanasa Muni Shreshtta Poojithaaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  63. Simhachala Nivasaaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  64. Sriman Naarayanaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  65. Sadhbhakta Neelakanttaarchya Nrusimhaaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  66. Kumudhaksha Gana Sreshta Sainapatya Pradhaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  67. Durmedha Praanahartre Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  68. Sridharaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  69. Kshatriyaantaka Raamaaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  70. Mathsya Roopaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  71. Paandavaari Praharthre Sri Venkatesaya Nama
  72. Srikaraaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  73. Upatyakta Pradesastha Shankara Dhyaata Moorthaye Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  74. Rukmaabja Saraseekoola Lakshmeekrita Tapasvine Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  75. Lasalakshmi Karambhoja Dhattha Kalharaka Sraje Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  76. Saalagraama Nivaasaaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  77. Sukha Dhrig Gocharaaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  78. Naarayana Artitha Asesha Jana Dhrig Gocharaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  79. Mrigayaarasikaaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  80. Vrishabhasura Haarine Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  81. Anjanaa Gothra Pathaye Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  82. Vrishabhaachala Vaasine Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  83. Anjanaa Suta Dhaathre Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  84. Maadhaveeya Agha Haarine Sri Venkatesaya Nama Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  85. Priyangu Priya Bhakshyaaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  86. Svetha Kola Varaaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  87. Neela Dhenu Payo Dhaaraa Seka Dehotbhavaaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  88. Sankara Priya Mithraaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  89. Chola Puthra Priyaaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  90. Sudharminee Suchaitanya Pradhaathre Nama Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  91. Madhu Ghaatine Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  92. Krishnaakhya Vipra Vedantha Desikathva Pradhaaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  93. Varahachala Naataya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  94. Balabhadraaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  95. Thrivikramaaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  96. Mahathe Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  97. Hrisheekesaaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  98. Achyuthaaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  99. Neeladhri Nilayaaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  100. Ksheeraabdhi Naataaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  101. Vaikuntaachala Vaasine Sri Venkatesaya Namah
  102. Mukundhaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  103. Ananthaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  104. Virinchaabhyartithaaneetha Soumya Roopaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  105. Suvarna Mukhari Snaatha Manuja Abheeshta Daayine Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  106. Halaayudha Jagath Theerttha Samastha Phala Dhaayine Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  107. Govindaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha
  108. Srinivaasaaya Sri Venkatesaya Namaha

108 Names of Lord Ram

  1. OM shriiraamaaya Namaha
  2. OM raamabhadraaya Namaha
  3. OM raamachandraaya Namaha
  4. OM shaashvataaya Namaha
  5. OM raajiivalochanaaya Namaha
  6. OM shriimate Namaha
  7. OM raajendraaya Namaha
  8. OM raghupu.ngavaaya Namaha
  9. OM jaanakiivallabhaaya Namaha
  10. OM jaitraaya Namaha
  11. OM jitaamitraaya Namaha
  12. OM janaardanaaya Namaha
  13. OM vishvaamitrapriyaaya Namaha
  14. OM daantaaya Namaha
  15. OM sharaNatraaNa tatparaaya Namaha
  16. OM vaalipramathanaaya Namaha
  17. OM vaagmine Namaha
  18. OM satyavaache Namaha
  19. OM satyavikramaaya Namaha
  20. OM satyavrataaya Namaha
  21. OM vratadharaaya Namaha
  22. OM sadaahanumadaashritaaya Namaha
  23. OM kausaleyaaya Namaha
  24. OM kharadhva.nsine Namaha
  25. OM viraadhavadhapaNDitaaya Namaha
  26. OM vibhiishhaNa paritraatre Namaha
  27. OM harakodaNDa kha.nDanaaya Namaha
  28. OM saptataala prabhettre Namaha
  29. OM dashagriiva shiroharaaya Namaha
  30. OM jaamadgnya mahaadarpadalanaaya Namaha
  31. OM taaTakaantakaaya Namaha
  32. OM vedaantasaaraaya Namaha
  33. OM vedaatmane Namaha
  34. OM bhavarogasya bheshhajaaya Namaha
  35. OM duushhaNa trishiro hantre Namaha
  36. OM trimuurtaye Namaha
  37. OM triguNaatmakaaya Namaha
  38. OM trivikramaaya Namaha
  39. OM trilokaatmane Namaha
  40. OM puNyachaaritrakiirtanaaya Namaha
  41. OM trilokaraxakaaya Namaha
  42. OM dhanvine Namaha
  43. OM danDakaaraNya puNyakR^ite Namaha
  44. OM ahalyaa shaapa shamanaaya Namaha
  45. OM pitR^i bhaktaaya Namaha
  46. OM varapradaaya Namaha
  47. OM jitendriyaaya Namaha
  48. OM jitakrodhaaya Namaha
  49. OM jitaamitraaya Namaha
  50. OM jagadgurave Namaha
  51. OM R^ixa vaanara sa.nghaatine Namaha
  52. OM chitrakuuTa samaashrayaaya Namaha
  53. OM jayanta traaNa varadaaya Namaha
  54. OM sumitraaputra sevitaaya Namaha
  55. OM sarvadevaadi devaaya Namaha
  56. OM mR^itavaanar jiivitaaya Namaha
  57. OM maayaamaariichahantre Namaha
  58. OM mahaadevaaya Namaha
  59. OM mahaabhujaaya Namaha
  60. OM sarvadevastutaaya Namaha
  61. OM saumyaaya Namaha
  62. OM brahmaNyaaya Namaha
  63. OM munisaMstutaaya Namaha
  64. OM mahaa yogine Namaha
  65. OM mahodaraaya Namaha
  66. OM sugriivepsita raajyadaaya Namaha
  67. OM sarvapuNyaadhika phalaaya Namaha
  68. OM smR^ita sarvaagha naashanaaya Namaha
  69. OM aadipurushhaaya Namaha
  70. OM paramapurushhaaya Namaha
  71. OM mahaapurushhaaya Namaha
  72. OM puNyodayaaya Namaha
  73. OM dayaasaaraaya Namaha
  74. OM puraaNapurushhottamaaya Namaha
  75. OM smitavaktraaya Namaha
  76. OM mitabhaashhiNe Namaha
  77. OM puurvabhaashhiNe Namaha
  78. OM raaghavaaya Namaha
  79. OM anantaguNa gaMbhiiraaya Namaha
  80. OM dhiiroddaattaguNottamaaya Namaha
  81. OM maayaamaanushha charitraaya Namaha
  82. OM mahaadevaadipuujitaaya Namaha
  83. OM setukR^ite Namaha
  84. OM jitavaaraashaye Namaha
  85. OM sarvatiirthamayaaya Namaha
  86. OM haraye Namaha
  87. OM shyaamaa.ngaaya Namaha
  88. OM sundaraaya Namaha
  89. OM shuuraaya Namaha
  90. OM piitavaasase Namaha
  91. OM dhanurdharaaya Namaha
  92. OM sarvayaGYaadhipaaya Namaha
  93. OM yajvane Namaha
  94. OM jaraamaraNavarjitaaya Namaha
  95. OM vibhiishhaNa pratishhThaatre Namaha
  96. OM sarvaavaguNavarjitaaya Namaha
  97. OM paramaatmane Namaha
  98. OM parasmai brahmaNe Namaha
  99. OM sachchidaananda vigrihaaya Namaha
  100. OM parasmai jyotishhe Namaha
  101. OM parasmai dhaamne Namaha
  102. OM paraakaashaaya Namaha
  103. OM paraatparaaya Namaha
  104. OM pareshaaya Namaha
  105. OM paaragaaya Namaha
  106. OM paaraaya Namaha
  107. OM sarvadevaatmakaaya parasmai Namaha
  108. OM Shri Ram Namaha

108 Names of Satyanarayan


Om Satyadevaya Namaha
Om Satyatmane Namaha
Om Satyabhuutaya Namaha
Om Satyapurushhaya Namaha
Om Satyanathaya Namaha
Om Satyasaxine Namaha
Om Satyayogaya Namaha
Om Satyagyanaya Namaha
Om Satyagyanapriyaya Namaha
Om Satyanidhaye Namaha
Om Satyasambhavaya Namaha
Om Satyaprabhuve Namaha
Om Satyeshvaraya Namaha
Om Satyakarmane Namaha
Om Satyapavitraya Namaha
Om Satyama.Ngalaya Namaha
Om Satyagarbhaya Namaha
Om Satyaprajapataye Namaha
Om Satyavikramaya Namaha
Om Satyasiddhaya Namaha
Om Satyachyutaya Namaha
Om Satyaviiraya Namaha
Om Satyabodhaya Namaha
Om Satyadharmaya Namaha
Om Satyagrajaya Namaha
Om Satyasa.Ntushhtaya Namaha
Om Satyavarahaya Namaha
Om Satyaparayanaya Namaha
Om Satyapuurnaya Namaha
Om Satyaushhadhaya Namaha
Om Satyashashvataya Namaha
Om Satyapravardhanaya Namaha
Om Satyavibhave Namaha
Om Satyajyeshhthaya Namaha
Om Satyashreshhthaya Namaha
Om Satyavikramine Namaha
Om Satyadhanvine Namaha
Om Satyamedhaya Namaha
Om Satyadhiishaya Namaha
Om Satyakratave Namaha
Om Satyakalaya Namaha
Om Satyavatsalaya Namaha
Om Satyavasave Namaha
Om Satyameghaya Namaha
Om Satyarudraya Namaha
Om Satyabrahmane Namaha
Om SatyamrItaya Namaha
Om SatyavedanGaya Namaha
Om Satyachaturatmane Namaha
Om Satyabhoktre Namaha
Om Satyashuchaye Namaha
Om Satyarjitaya Namaha
Om Satye.Ndraya Namaha
Om Satyasa.Ngaraya Namaha
Om Satyasvargaya Namaha
Om Satyaniyamaya Namaha
Om Satyamedhaya Namaha
Om Satyavedyaya Namaha
Om Satyapiiyuushhaya Namaha
Om Satyamayaya Namaha
Om Satyamohaya Namaha
Om Satyasurana.Ndaya Namaha
Om Satyasagaraya Namaha
Om Satyatapase Namaha
Om Satyasi.Nhaya Namaha
Om SatyamrIgaya Namaha
Om Satyalokapalakaya Namaha
Om Satyasthitaya Namaha
Om Satyadikpalakaya Namaha
Om Satyadhanurdharaya Namaha
Om Satyambujaya Namaha
Om Satyavakyaya Namaha
Om Satyagurave Namaha
Om Satyanyayaya Namaha
Om Satyasaxine Namaha
Om Satyasa.NvrItaya Namaha
Om Satyasampradaya Namaha
Om Satyavahnaye Namaha
Om Satyavayuve Namaha
Om Satyashikharaya Namaha
Om Satyana.Ndaya Namaha
Om Satyadhirajaya Namaha
Om Satyashriipadaya Namaha
Om Satyaguhyaya Namaha
Om Satyodaraya Namaha
Om SatyahrIdayaya Namaha
Om Satyakamalaya Namaha
Om Satyanalaya Namaha
Om Satyahastaya Namaha
Om Satyabahave Namaha
Om Satyamukhaya Namaha
Om Satyajihvaya Namaha
Om Satyadau.Nshhtraya Namaha
Om Satyanashikaya Namaha
Om Satyashrotraya Namaha
Om Satyachakase Namaha
Om Satyashirase Namaha
Om Satyamukutaya Namaha
Om Satyambaraya Namaha
Om Satyabharanaya Namaha
Om Satyayudhaya Namaha
Om Satyashrivallabhaya Namaha
Om Satyaguptaya Namaha
Om Satyapushkaraya Namaha
Om Satyadhridaya Namaha
Om Satyabhamavatarakaya Namaha
Om SatyagrIharupine Namaha
Om Satyapraharanayudhaya Namaha

Thoth Egypt Gods

 
Thoth
Appearance:
  • A man with the head of an ibis holding a writing palette
  • An ibis
  • A baboon

Thoth was the god of writing and knowledge.
The ancient Egyptians believed that Thoth gave them the gift of hieroglyphic writing. Thoth was also connected with the moon.

Thoth amulet
Thoth amulet

Tefnut Egypt Gods


Tefnut
Appearance:
  • Woman with the head of a lioness

Tefnut was the goddess of moisture.
She was the wife of Shu and the mother of Nut (the sky) and Geb (the earth).

Tawaret Egypt Gods

Tawaret
'The Great One'
Appearance:
  • Head of a hippopotamus with the arms and legs of a lion, the back and tail of a crocodile, and the breasts and stomach of a pregnant woman.

Tawaret was a goddess who protected women during pregnancy and childbirth.
Tawaret

Many of the gods and goddesses in ancient Egypt had temples built to honour them. Other gods and goddesses like Tawaret and Bes were worshipped by people in their own homes.
Tawaret amuletThis is an amulet of the goddess Tawaret. People often wore amulets like this, or kept them in their homes.


Sobek Egypt Gods

 
Sobek
Appearance:
  • Man with the head of a crocodile and a headdress of feathers and a sun-disk

Sobek was a Nile god.
Sobek in crocodile form
Sobek in crocodile form
Sobek was connected with the Nile, and protected the king. Live crocodiles were kept in pools at temples built to honour Sobek.

Shu Egypt Gods


Shu
'He Who Rises Up'



Appearance:
  • Man wearing a headdress with feathers
  • A lion

Shu was the god of the air.
Shu held up the figure of Nut so that the earth and the sky were separated.

Seth Egypt Gods

 
Seth

Appearance:
  • Man with the head of a 'Seth animal' (unidentifiable)

Seth was the god of chaos.
Seth represented everything that threatened harmony in Egypt.
Statue of Seth
Statue of Seth

He was the brother of Osiris and Isis, as well as the brother/husband of Nepthys. He murdered his brother Osiris, then battled with his nephew Horus to be the ruler of the living.

At certain times in the history of ancient Egypt, Seth was associated with royalty.

Seshat Egypt Gods

Seshat
 
Appearance:
  • Woman wearing a panther skin dress and a star headdress

Seshat was the goddess of writing and measurement.

Sekhmet Egypt Gods

 
Sekhmet
'The Powerful One'

Appearance:
  • Woman with the head of a lioness

Sekhmet was the goddess of war.
Statue of Sekhmet
Statue of Sekhmet

Ra-Horakhtye Egypt Gods

Ra-Horakhty
'Horus in the Horizon'

Appearance:
  • Man with the head of a hawk, with a sun disk headdress

Ra-Horakhty was a combination of the gods Horus and Ra.
Horus was a god of the sky, and Ra was the god of the sun. Thus, Ra-Horakhty was thought of as the god of the rising sun.
Ra-Horakhty
Ra-Horakhty

Ra Egypt Gods

Ra
'Sun'
Appearance:
  • Man with hawk head and headdress with a sun disk

Ra was the sun god. He was the most important god of the ancient Egyptians.
The ancient Egyptians believed that Ra was swallowed every night by the sky goddess Nut, and was reborn every morning.
Ra
Ra
The ancient Egyptians also believed that he travelled through the underworld at night. In the underworld, Ra appeared as a man with the head of a ram.

Ptah Egypt Gods

Ptah Appearance:
  • Man wrapped in a tight white cloak carrying a staff

Ptah was the god of craftsmen.
Ptah
Ptah
In one creation myth Ptah was a creator god. He spoke the words and the world came into being.

Osiris Egypt Gods

Osiris Appearance:
  • A mummified man wearing a white cone-like headdress with feathers

Osiris was the god of the dead, and ruler of the underworld.
Osiris was the brother/husband of Isis, and the brother of Nepthys and Seth. He was also the father of Horus.

Osiris
Osiris
As well as being a god of the dead, Osiris was a god of resurrection and fertility. In fact, the ancient Egyptians believed that Osiris gave them the gift of barley, one of their most important crops.
A large temple was built to honour Osiris at Abydos.

Nut Egypt Gods


Nut
Appearance:
  • Woman whose body arches across the sky, wearing a dress decorated with stars.

Nut was the sky-goddess, whose body created a vault or canopy over the earth.
Nut was the sister/wife of Geb, the god of the earth. She was also the mother of Isis, Osiris, Nepthys and Seth. 

The ancient Egyptians believed that at the end of the day, Nut swallowed the sun-god, Ra, and gave birth to him again the next morning.

Monday 16 August 2010

Nun Egypt Gods


Nun




Appearance:
  • Man carrying a bark

According to an ancient Egyptian creation myth, Nun was the waters of chaos.

Nun
Nun
Nun was the only thing that existed on Earth before there was land. Then, the first land (in the form of a mound) rose out of Nun.
Nun was also associated with the chaos that existed at the edges of the universe.