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Egyptian Gods – The Complete List (2016)

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Re: Egyptian Gods – The Complete List (2016)

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Post by dr_dshiv »

dr_dshiv wrote: post #20

Ptah, the god of design! When the black Nubian pharaohs reunited Egypt in the 8th century BC, they restored his temples in Memphis and claimed to have found an ancient first dynasty scroll that they copied to "the Shabaka Stone". https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shabaka_Stone

Here's a selection of the content, which is written in the style of the old kingdom and claims to be from a first dynasty scroll:

[Ptah made all the gods and Ptah] "is the one who makes… that which comes forth from every body, and from every mouth, of all gods, of all people, of all cattle, of all reptiles, which lives, thinking and commanding… everything that he wills….

The [gods] fashioned the sight of the eyes, the hearing of the ears, and the smelling of the nose, that they might furnish the desire of the heart. It (the heart) is the one that [brings] forth every successful issue. It is the tongue which repeats the thought of the heart; it (the heart) is the fashioner of all [gods], at the time when every divine word even came into existence by the thought of the heart, and command of the tongue…"

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Post by Fiahil »

dr_dshiv wrote: post #20

Ptah, the god of design! When the black Nubian pharaohs reunited Egypt in the 8th century BC, they restored his temples in Memphis and claimed to have found an ancient first dynasty scroll that they copied to "the Shabaka Stone". https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shabaka_Stone

I remember him from Pharaoh, the video game ! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharaoh_(video_game)

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Post by idoubtit »

If a web site claimed it was "Programming Languages - The Complete List", with a list of a few dozens items, would it be popular? It would describe POP-1 in one sentence, same as Lua, B or Caml. Some influential languages would be missing, while others would appear in the list though they were in used for a limited time in a single lab. And the most important point: would it mean anything to anyone who does not yet know the various paradigms of programming?

I see little value in such lists. The few paragraphs of general introduction are more interesting, but I don't think it's enough to understand how gods were perceived during the 3 millenniums of Ancient Egypt. For instance, there was an essential concept of "Maat" (order of the world). And some Egyptian gods could age and die.

If you're interested in the subject, I strongly recommend "Conceptions of God in Ancient Egypt" by E. Hornung.

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Post by technothrasher »

chinga1204 wrote: post #9

Was the giganticism in architecture connected to finding big bonny dinosaur remains that were believed to be gods?

I'm going to go with... no? I have also seen claims of hieroglyphs that represent dinosaurs, and claims of dinosaurs living with the Egyptians. I'm not sure what the fascination is with connecting ancient Egyptian culture with dinosaurs, but clearly there's some draw there.

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Post by dr_dshiv »

lolthishuman wrote: post #14
therein wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thoth, or Hermes Trismegistus. Something incredibly alluring about his lore.

Which is related to Shiva and Mercury. Since Thoth is a shapeshifter, who knows their true name. Always comes in waves of three though.

Hermes is definitely the god of the internet -- the messenger god and tricker god in one.

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Post by YeGoblynQueenne »

dr_dshiv wrote: post #27
lolthishuman wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Which is related to Shiva and Mercury. Since Thoth is a shapeshifter, who knows their true name. Always comes in waves of three though.

Hermes is definitely the god of the internet -- the messenger god and tricker god in one.

Clearly, the god of the internet is Hastur (Nyarlathotep).
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