Re in the form of a cat slays the snake Apep
Under a sacred sycamore, the Great Cat of Heliopolis, one of the forms taken by Ra called Miw-aa or the great cat, attacking the evil serpent Apep (or Apophis), god …
Tag: Ramesside
One of the two lions of god Aker
One of the two lions of god Aker, who was closely associated with the journey of the sun through the realms of the underworld. Aker appears as a pair of …
Tomb painting of Inherkhau worshiping the serpent god Sata
Tomb painting of Inherkhau worshiping the serpent god Sata, son of the earth and guardian of the underworld. Snakes were dominantly present in ancient Egyptian mythology. They played a double …
Ostracon of Prince Sethherkhepshef (Ramesses VIII)
It is a standing, figured profile of Prince Sethherkhepshef (who later ascended the throne as Ramesses VIII) in an adoration pose, with outstretched arms, a scepter in his left hand, …