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    Hapi was the Egyptian god of the annual flooding of the Nile River, upon which Egyptian agriculture depended. He was often depicted as a man with large breasts and the false beard of a pharaoh, showing his roles in fertility and kingship. Without the predictable flooding provided by Hapi, Egypt's civilization would not have been possible.

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    Hapi was the Egyptian god of the annual flooding of the Nile River, upon which Egyptian agriculture depended. He was often depicted as a man with large breasts and the false beard of a pharaoh, showing his roles in fertility and kingship. Without the predictable flooding provided by Hapi, Egypt's civilization would not have been possible.

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    Hapi was the Egyptian god of the annual flooding of the Nile River, upon which Egyptian agriculture depended. He was often depicted as a man with large breasts and the false beard of a pharaoh, showing his roles in fertility and kingship. Without the predictable flooding provided by Hapi, Egypt's civilization would not have been possible.

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    Hapi was the Egyptian god of the annual flooding of the Nile River, upon which Egyptian agriculture depended. He was often depicted as a man with large breasts and the false beard of a pharaoh, showing his roles in fertility and kingship. Without the predictable flooding provided by Hapi, Egypt's civilization would not have been possible.

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    Hapi (Hep, Hap, Hapy) was probably a predynastic name for the Nile - later on, the Egyptians

    just called the Nile iterw, meaning 'the river' and so it became the name of the god of the Nile. He was mentioned in the Pyramid Texts ("who comest forth from Hep") where he was to send the river into the underworld from certain caverns, where he was thought to have lived at the 1st Cataract. Hapi was also mentioned in the Pyramid Texts as a destructive power, but one that worked for the pharaoh. As a water god, Hapi was a deity of fertility - he provided water, food and the yearly inundation of the Nile. He was also known as 'Lord of the Fishes and Birds of the Marshes,' indicating that he provided these creatures to the Egyptians along with the Nile itself. Without Hapi, Egypt would have died, and so he was sometimes revered even above Ra, the sun god. The depiction of Hapi himself, though, was that of a rather well-fed, blue or green man with the false beard of the pharaoh on his chin. Other than showing his status as a god of fertility by his color, the Egyptians showed Hapi as having rather large breasts, like those of a mother with a baby.

    Isis, possessed great skill in the working of magics. Isis is not only used the words of power, but she also had knowledge of the way in which to pronounce them so that the beings or things to which they were addressed would be compelled to listen to them and, having listened, would be obliged to fulfill her bequests. The symbol of Isis in the heavens was the star Sept (Sirius), which was greatly beloved because its appearance marked not only the beginning of a new year, but also announced the advance of the Inundation of the Nile, which betokened renewed wealth and prosperity of the country. As such Isis was regarded as the companion of Osiris, whose soul dwelt in the star Sah. She shared with Osiris the attribute of "giver of life," and she provided food for the dead as well as for the living; as Ament also she was declared to be the mother of Ra. In fact, at a comparatively early period in Egyptian history Isis had absorbed the attributes of all the great primitive goddesses, and of all the local goddesses such as Nekhebet, Uatchet, Net, Bast, Hathor, etc., and she was even identified as the female counterpart of the primeval abyss of water from which sprang all life.

    Ammut (Ammit, Ahemait, Ammemet) was an Egyptian demoness. She was known as the 'Eater of Hearts', 'The Devourer' and 'Great of Death' because she was a demoness of punishment. She was a netherworld dweller who waited by the scales of judgement to consume the heads of those who did evil during their lives. She was not worshiped, and was never regarded as a goddess. Instead she embodied creatures that the Egyptians feared, threatening to eat them if they did not follow the principals of Ma'at. She had the head of a crocodile, the body of a leopard and the backside of a hippopotamus - all fierce creatures to the Egyptians. All man-eaters. It's no wonder that she was depicted as one who consumed the unworthy dead! In the form of Egyptian's fiercest man-eaters, Ammut was a terrifying demon who was to eat those wrongdoers who had not followed ma'at. She stayed by the judgement scales in the underworld, the one who lived in Amenty - the Land of the West. She might have be fooled by spells, but what the Egyptians really wanted was to be judged as worthy and holy, as one who was fit to stay with the gods in the Field of Reeds.

    Qebehsenuef (His name is variously transliterated as Kebehsennuf, Kebechsenef, Qebshenuf, Qebehsenuf or Kabexnuf. It means 'He who refreshes his brothers') was one of the sons of Horus in Egyptian mythology, the god of protection and of the West. In the preparation of mummies, his canopic jar was used for the intestines. He is seen as a mummy with a falcon head. He was said to be protected by the goddess Serket. [Qebhsennuf saith:] "I am thy son, O Osiris Ani, triumphant. I have come to protect thee. I have collected thy bones, and I have gathered together thy members. I have brought thy heart and I have placed it upon its throne within thy body. I have made thy house to flourish after thee, O thou who livest for ever." Together with Maa-atef-f, Kheri-beq-f, and Horus-Khentimaa, the four sons of Horus (the other three were Imset, Hapi and Duamutef) were known as the Seven Shining Ones, protectors of the body of Osiris.

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