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Definition of Egyptian deity
1. Noun. A deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians.
Specialized synonyms: Amen, Amon, Amun
Specialized synonyms: Amen-ra, Amon-ra, Amun Ra, Anpu, Anubis, Aten, Aton, Bast, Geb, Keb, Horus, Isis, Khepera, Min, Nephthys, Nut, Osiris, Ptah, Ra, Re, Eye Of Ra, Sekhet, Set, Seth, Thoth
Category relationships: Antiquity
Lexicographical Neighbors of Egyptian Deity
Literary usage of Egyptian deity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature by Francis Lieber, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1832)
"... of subterranean winds, earthquakes, volcanoes, and their destructive effects.
Typhon; an Egyptian deity, son of Saturn and Rhea, and brother of Osiris, ..."
2. The Standard Dictionary of Facts: History, Language, Literature, Biography edited by Henry Woldmar Ruoff (1909)
"... inhabiting that region, by a Jesuit priest, the word meaning big-eared men."
Origen (or'-ï-/£n). Meaning, "descended from Horus," an Egyptian deity. ..."
3. The Baptist Magazine by Baptist Missionary Society (1827)
">nd, the obverse represents the Egyptian deity Serapis, with rays issuing 1; ...
The Egyptian deity Anubis is suppo*ed to have been the same us the Mercury, ..."
4. The Hebrew People: Or, The History and Religion of the Israelites, from the by George Smith (1850)
"... —Real Wonders of the Magicians wrought by Demon Agency— The Serpent an Egyptian
Deity—Human Sacrifices of the Egyptians—The Borrowing of the Israelites ..."
5. Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature by Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1838)
"... a symbolical representation of subterranean winds, earthquakes, volcanoes,
and their destructive effects. Typhon ; nn Egyptian deity, son of Saturn and ..."
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