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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 55

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t of the drawingof the goddess Nu-t, in which she is represented double, a larger(me stretching over a smaller one. Chap. III.] THE APPAREXT DAILY MOTIOX. 36 Not only the Sun-gods, but the stars, were supposed to travelin boats across the firmament from one horizon to the other.The under-world was… … THE GODDESS NU-T. In this we have the germ of the Egyptian idea of im-mortality. Among other gods which may be mentioned are Chnemu,the Moulder, who was thought to possess some of theattributes of Ra; and Ptah, the Opener, who is at timesrepresented with Isis and Nephthys, and then appears asa form…

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