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Thoth; “Speech; ” Mercury; the inventor of speech and writing, the scribe of 
the gods, having power over the moon. Human form, ibis-headed, sometimes 
wearing on his head the lunar disk. Hermopolis. 
En-pe, Emeph; “leader of the heaven;” the son o£ Ra, another form of the 
god Thoth. Human form ; on his head four tall plumes. 
Mau ; “ brilliancy ; ” the impersonation of sunlight, son of Ra. Human form, 
kneeling and supporting on his head the solar disk. 
Osirts, the eldest son of Seb and Nutpe. Represented, 1, as a mummy wearing 
the het, and called Unnefer, Onnophris, “ revealer of good,” corresponding to 
Bacchus; 2, wearing the at'f , and called Pethempamentes, “ he who is resident 
in Hades ;” the Pluto of the Greeks. Abydos. 
Isis ; “ the seat ; ” Ceres ; the daughter of Seb and Nutpe, and the wife of Osiris. 
Female form ; on her head a throne. Abydos. 
Neb-t-a, Nephthys; “mistress of the palace;” Proserpine; the daughter of 
Seb and Nutpe, and the concubine of Osiris. Female form ; on her head the 
hieroglyphics of the words “ mistress ” and “palace.” Abydos. 
Haroer, Harueris ; “the elder Horus;” Apollo; the son of Seb and Nutpe; 
his eyes were supposed to represent the sun and the moon. Human form, 
hawk -headed, wearing the shent. Apollinopolis. 
Seth; “the ass;” “the desert;” Typhon ; the son of Seb and Nutpe; the evil 
spirit. Represented, 1, under the human form, with the head of an ass; 2, as a 
dwarfish old man, clad in a lion’s skin, and wearing plumes. 
Taur, Ta-her, Thoueris; “the elder;” Tithrambo; the wife of Seth. Repre- 
sented, 1, as a hippopotamus standing erect, with a crocodile’s tail; 2, with a 
female face. Om bos and Nubia. 
Her; “the path” (of the sun) ; Horus, Harpocrates; the son of Osiris and Isis. 
Represented, I, as a child with weak legs, and with locks of hair on each side of 
his head; 2, hawk-headed like the elder Horus, in the character of “ Avenger 
of his father.” Apollinopolis Parva. 
I-em-hept; “coming with offerings ;” iEsculapius; son of Thoth. As a priest 
seated in a chair unrolling a book. Philae. 
Anup; Anubis; described as “the embalmer of the dead, and watcher of the gate 
of the sun’s path.” Lycopolis. 
Amset ; the son of Osiris; genius or judge of the Amenti, Neter-Her, or Hades. 
As a mummy placed upright. 
Hept ; “number,” Apis; the son of Phtha Socharis Osiris; the second genius of 
Hades. Represented as a baboon -headed mummy. 
Sebmautf; “adorer of his mother;” the son of Osiris, third genius of the 
Amenti or Hades. 
Kabh-senuf ; “refresher of his brethren ; fourth genius of Hades. 
Hepi ; “ number; ” Apis ; the living son of the god Phtha. As a pied bull, wear- 
ing on his head the solar disk. Memphis. 
Bar ; the Baal of Scripture ; the god of the Assyrians and Phoenicians. Represented 
under the human form or as a gryphon ; in both eases with the head of an ass. 
Nubt, “Nubia;” or Nahsi, “rebel;” the god of the black people. Human 
form, with the head of a bird of black colour. Nubia. 
Ken ; the goddess Chiun of the Moabites and people of Mesopotamia. 
Anta, Anaitis; goddessof the Armenians and Syrians. Represented with a het, 
shield, and spear. 
Art of the Egyptians . — From the specimens of the architecture and 
sculpture of the Egyptians which remain to us, we see that their art was 
of a peculiar character, remarkable for its colossal proportions and mag* 
nificence. The earliest known architecture, the pyramids of the 4th dy- 
nasty, exhibits simple forms of vast magnitude, and of the minutest finish. 
In the more complicated structure of the tombs of Benyhassan, under 
the I2th dynasty, the elements of Doric architecture may be traced in 
the columns and triglyphs. Under the 18th dynasty, the columns 
have capitals, representing lotus buds and flowers of the lotus, papyrus, 
and other plants. * The temples are rectangular, with heavy advanced 
gateways tapering to their summits, and doors of the same kind. The 
courts are hypsethral, the walls externally and internally covered with 
