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Apep ( Ancient Egyptian: ꜥꜣpp ), also known as Aphoph ( / ə.ˈfɒf /, Coptic: Ⲁⲫⲱⲫ, romanized: Aphōph) [ 1] or Apophis ( / ə.ˈpɒ.fɪs /; Ancient Greek: Ἄποφις, romanized : Ápophis ), is the ancient Egyptian deity who embodied darkness and disorder, and was thus the opponent of light and Maat (order/ truth ). Re was the ...
Panlong, the "coiled dragon", is an aquatic dragon resembling a jiaolong in Chinese mythology, an ancient motif in Chinese art, and a proper name. Shenlong , "god dragon" or "divine dragon", s a spiritual dragon from Chinese mythology who is the master of storms and also a bringer of rain.
Aker – A god of Earth and the horizon [ 3] Amun – A creator god, patron deity of the city of Thebes, and the preeminent deity in Egypt during the New Kingdom [ 4] Anhur – A god of war and hunting [ 5][ 6][ 7] Aten – Sun disk deity who became the focus of the monolatrous or monotheistic Atenist belief system in the reign of Akhenaten [ 8]
Egyptian mythology is the collection of myths from ancient Egypt, which describe the actions of the Egyptian gods as a means of understanding the world around them. The beliefs that these myths express are an important part of ancient Egyptian religion. Myths appear frequently in Egyptian writings and art, particularly in short stories and in ...
Ouroboros. An ouroboros in a 1478 drawing in an alchemical tract [ 1] The ouroboros or uroboros ( / ˌjʊərəˈbɒrəs /; [ 2] / ˌʊərəˈbɒrəs / [ 3]) is an ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon [ 4] eating its own tail. The ouroboros entered Western tradition via ancient Egyptian iconography and the Greek magical tradition.
Azaka-Tonnerre ( West African Vodun / Haitian Vodou) Mulungu. Xevioso (alternately: Xewioso, Heviosso. Thunder god of the So region) Amadioha (Igbo, Nigeria) Obuma (god of thunder, Ibibio-Efik Mythology, Nigeria) Àlamei (So region) Kiwanuka (god of thunder and lightning, Buganda, Uganda) Umvelinqangi (god of thunder, earthquakes, sun and sky ...
A water deity is a deity in mythology associated with water or various bodies of water. Water deities are common in mythology and were usually more important among civilizations in which the sea or ocean, or a great river was more important. Another important focus of worship of water deities has been springs or holy wells.
Dazhbog, the regenerating god of the solar fire who rides in the sky. Kresnik, golden fire god who became a hero of Slovenia. Ognyena Maria, fire goddess who assists Perun. Peklenc, god of fire who rules the underworld and its wealth and who judges and punishes the wicked through earthquakes.