The dawn of astronomy; a study of the temple-worship and mythology of the ancient Egyptians (1894)
Lockyer, Joseph Norman,Sir,1836-1920 · London, Cassell · leaf 48
lltheir words. So far we have dealt with the i)owers of suiiHght; ])iitthe ancient Egyptians, like ourselves, were familiar withthe powers of darkness or of the underworld. The chiefgod antithetical to the sun was variously named—Sit, Set, Sut, 28 THE DAWN OF ASTE0N02IY. [Chap. III. Anubis,… … VARIOUS FORMS,OF BES—AS WARRIOR, ilUSICIAX, AND BUFFOON. The contrast between the representations of Bes and of theother forms suggests that the former was imported. In theform of Typhon the goddess Taurt is represented as a hippo-potamus, while for Anubis the emblem is a jackal. In all…
Astronomy, Egyptian · Temples · Sun worship
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