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PH T jf Ph i t o v, h ul i can ; A e cr ® ato ^of the sun and moon. Represented, 1, a* 
a child or bandy-legged dwarf, with a scarabama on his head ; J, under the 
human form, swathed like a mummy. Memphis. 
Pash-t ; the ‘‘lioness;” Bubastis, or Diana; the wife of Phtha- called “ the 
beloved of Phtha. ’ Female form, lion -headed. Memphis. 
ATl phd 1 ! FE m,™a t !l e f bring l r - °l g °5 d; ” supposed to be the son of Pasht and 
Human form, his head surmounted by two tall plumes and a lilv • 
called the guardian of the nostril of the sun.” Memphis. 
Munt ; Mars ; a personification of the solar power. Human form, hawk-headed , 
wearing on his head two tall plumes. Hermonthis. 
Athor, and H athor ; “ abode of Horus; ’’ Venus. Represented, 1, under the 
female form; 2, with the head of a cow, as ‘‘the cow which produced the 
sun.” Esna and Edfou. 1 
Ra; “the sun;” Helios, or Sol; the son of Athor. Human form, hawk-headed, 
wearing the solar disk. Heliopolis. 
Atum, Athom, Heron ; described as the setting sun. Human form, with a 
pschent on his head. 
Seb ; “ Star; ” Chronos, or Saturn. Human form ; on his head a goose. 
Nutpe, or Netpe ; “abyss of heaven;” Rhea; the wife of Seb. Female form 
on her head a water-vase. ' 
Thoth; “Speech; ” Mercury; the inventor of speech and writing, the scribe of 
the gods, haying 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 of Ra, another form of the 
god 1 hoth. 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. 
in Hades ;” the Pluto of the Greeks. Abydos. 1 * s resident 
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. Ombos and Nubia. 
Her; “the path” (of the sun) ; Horus, Harpocrates; the son of Osiris and Isis. 
Represented, 1, 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;” AEsculapius ; 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. 
Hepi ; “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. 
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