![]() ![]() He makes two bodies for each individual, one physical and the other spirit. The ram-headed Khnum literally builds humans out of clay. Ptah was said to have used the power of thought to create humanity, but there is also the story of Khnum. This applies to the origin of humans as well. ![]() With so many cults and changing views over thousands of years of history, Egyptian myths about creation are inconsistent. Maahes isn’t as well known in popular culture, possibly because he only appears in the myths as one of the deities protecting Ra (the sun) against the ravenous serpent of darkness Apep. The most fearsome and memorable aspect of Maahes is his treatment of prisoners of war: he ate them! Maahes is probably the one war god that enemies of Egypt would not want to meet. He’s also the god of lotus plants for some reason. Maahes has the cool distinction of being the god of knives, and is drawn holding two long knives. Taking after his mother, Maahes has the head of a feline, specifically a lion. The son of Ra, the sun god, and Bast, the cat goddess, Maahes is one of many protector/war deities. Here are my ten favorite Egyptian gods and goddesses. There are at least a hundred confirmed deities (the actual number gets tricky when you consider that some gods were merged into one or others had alter egos), and they covered all aspects of life. Like most polytheistic societies, the Egyptians had plenty of gods. ![]()
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