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Khnum
Khnum is an ancient Egyptian creator god usually depicted with the head of a ram. He was believed to shape human beings and animals on a potter's wheel, breathing life into them before their birth. His association with the potter's wheel also linked him to the source of the Nile River, as he was thought to control the annual floodwaters that deposited fertile silt. His principal cult center was lo...
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Sobek
Sobek was an ancient Egyptian deity represented as a crocodile or as a human with a crocodile head, worshipped from at least the Old Kingdom through the Roman period. He was associated with the Nile, military strength, and fertility, and was invoked for protection against crocodile attacks and riverine dangers. Major cult centers were located at Crocodilopolis (Shedet) in the Faiyum and at Kom Omb...
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