10 Gods so Powerful the Other Egyptian Gods Bowed Before Them
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Published 2023-09-05
Alright, let’s get into it.
Starting us off is Ptah.
One of ancient Egypt's many creator deities, Ptah was said to have created the world with his heart and tongue. According to the beliefs of the ancient Egyptians, the heart was the center of thought and feeling. Because of this, Ptah first pictured and planned the creation of the world in his heart, visualizing the world as a craftsman visualizes his next project. With the idea conceived, it then passed to the tongue, which manifested the idea, bringing it to life.
In addition to his role as the creator of the world, It was said that Ptah could fashion new bodies for the dead, furnishing them with new flesh. He was the patron of craftsmen, particularly sculptors and metalworkers. And the Greeks equated him with Hephaestus, their own divine smith.
Most often Ptah was depicted as a bearded man, and among his most salient features are a skullcap and blue skin. The skullcap that covered his head was that of an artisan, and his blue skin was celestial blue, which is why he was known by the epithet, “he who is beautiful of face.” The scepter he carried united the djed, the was, and the ankh. The djed is a pillar-like symbol representing stability; the was is a staff that represents power and dominion; and the ankh is a cross-shaped symbol with a loop that represents life. Egyptian pharaohs were commonly crowned in Ptah’s temple at Memphis, and it was thought that the three attributes embodied by his scepter were bestowed on them at their inaugurations.
Sekhmet, the goddess who at one time nearly exterminated the human race, was Ptah’s consort. Together they had a son, Nefertem, the god of the primeval lotus, creator gods sometimes described as emerging from this lotus, signifying their engenderment and the commencement of their great work.
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All Comments (21)
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Thanks for watching! :)
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You forgot that Geb and Nut had 5 children not 4. Osiris, Set, Horus the elder, Isis and Nephthys. Horus the elder deserves to be remembered
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Thanks for the video 👍🏻
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THOTH DJEHUTY my best friend for life ❤
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Great selection of art/pictograms!
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Heh I was going to ask about ra with the creation myth off him um spermiciding the cosmic egg hehehe 😅😅😅❤❤❤ Ty, another good vid😊😊
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I'm just tryin to find out the lineup for the next God of War tbh. Thanks man 👍🏾
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Are gods of destruction and death typically evil, or is that just their job?
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I didn’t know atum was also apart of ra like Amun. No wonder why Ra is viewed as a Monotheistic Deity. Also the origin of the phoenix came from Ra and Egypt because Ra is the phoenix
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Very interesting portrail of these! Always fascinated to hear more. The Ankh is two symbols. The circle "0" on top. On the bottom a "T" representing mankinds progression from the ground-up to a point in time now before us! To the left will be more suffering. To the Right will be 1000 years of peace. Thank you Sir.
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Hopefully Sony researches this video for the next God of war saga.
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I just wanted to ask how do something that gets devoured end up devouring something else
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You forgot sobek, montu and maahes who were also war gods and nun the god of primordial waters. Montu a war god challenged and defeated Horus in a fight when Horus mocked montu’s martial prowess
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Those Egyptian gods look like Predator from the Ridley Scott Negaverse…
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Hey everyone
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Forever
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Lord of Hosts himself
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☥
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It's regurgitated/repetitive. But, still enjoy it
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