Ancient Egypt

The Cradle of The Nile...a brief look at Ancient Egypt and it's History.

Hieracosphinx

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/hieracosphinx 10th Apr 2024 -  A purported ''Beast'' of Medieval Bestiary creation, it was said to have come from Egypt. The beast is a Hybrid being the body of a Lion and the …

Hypnalis

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/hypnalis 10th Apr 2024 - Several Medieval Bestiary volumes tell the story of The ''Hypnalis''. Linked with the story of Queen Cleopatra (Ancient Egypt), Hypnalis was the Asp t …

Heket

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/heket 10th Apr 2024 -  An Ancient Egyptian Goddess, Heket was depicted as Human, with the head of a Frog. It was she who fashioned a fetus inside a pregnant woman (int …

Khepri

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/khepri 10th Apr 2024 -  Another Ancient Egyptian mythos , The Khepri was seen as a form of Demi-God . Human, but with the head of a beetle (insect). The beetle (or Scar …

''Mut''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/mut 10th Apr 2024 -  This Ancient Egyptian Goddess is first seen around 1,700 B.C. Considered to be the Mother of The Gods of Thebes , Mut occupied an important func …

Nephthys

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/nephthys 10th Apr 2024 -  Sister to Isis, this minor God was seen in many Funerary Functions in Ancient Egypt. Her names means Mistress of The Mansion . She was said to p …

''Nut''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/nut 10th Apr 2024 -   This Egyptian Goddess was the personification of the Opening of Heaven (or The Vault). She is depicted in human form (often with wings). S …

Waset

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/waset 10th Apr 2024 -  An early Egyptian Goddess (predating Mut), she was thought to be the Consort of The God Amun. Seen in The Middle Kingdoms Era, Waset was associa …

Sopdet

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/sopdet 10th Apr 2024 -  Goddess of The Morning Star (Sirius), Sopdet (or Sothis in Greek) she was associated with the life giving floods that came with The Nile River a …

''Apis''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/apis 10th Apr 2024 -  One of the foremost Bull Deities in Ancient Egyptian Religions, Apis may go back as far as the 2nd Century B.C. Portrayed as a Bull, Apis was as …

Sekhmet

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/sekhmet 10th Apr 2024 -   Seen from the 17th Dynasty onward, Sekhmet was an important Leonine Deity . Human in form with the Head of a Lioness she was often considered t …

Neith

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/neith 10th Apr 2024 -  Neith is one of the first of the Ancient Egyptian Goddess (dating to the 1st Dynasty). Human in form (initially), she can also be represented by …