GODS OF THE EGYPTIANS 77 Horus, and formed with them a recognized triad. She personified the celestial space, or, more exactly, “ the great, inert, primeval watery mass out of which sprang the sun-god Ra ” (Budge), and on this account it is thought that the name Net may be akin in meaning to Nut.… … which is doubly hidden.” In other words, Neith was a supreme one even among the gods ; the universal mother ; the goddess expressing eternity and infinity ; the great creating and ruling power in the universe ; for ever shrouded in mystery, for ever the Existing One. And on this account, the…
Animal worship · Amulets
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