I think all Deities need respect, that I agree on, as well as theyre not play-things, I agree on that as well, and research is something I need to do, because I dont know what I want to know about certain Deities, and Egyptian mythology is something that interests me, its just... I dont know where to start looking, because credible sources are what Ive been taught to trust, and I want to test myself to see if I can talk to an Egyptian Deity
Honestly, just start with Google. It can be a bit overwhelming, but just starting with the history of them helps get a footing on where to go from there. And then, you can play eeny-meeny-miny-mo if you wanted to on which one to start with. Just pick one. Then go from there.
I am quite sure that he is a fantasy book writer that likes weaving Greek and Egyptian Deities into his stories, and targets his books towards young teenagers.
I am not sure about how valid his website is as a source...
Re: Question on Egyptian Gods By: Lark Moderator / Adept
Post # 18 Mar 22, 2019
There is an excellent list of reliable books on the religion and Gods of Egypt that you can find at https://www.ecauldron.net/forum/index.php?topic=302.0;p=4
Re: Question on Egyptian Gods By: Queen_Ash / Novice
Post # 19 Mar 22, 2019
Yeah, I didnt even realize that was the link I added. I sincerely apologize and please disregard. I have my sites bookmarked in the same folder, maybe I should organize them better. Again, sorry.
Well, now I have sources on Egyptian Gods and Goddesses, thanks to all of those who posted links, now I just have to think of who to research besides Set
Plus I think I might know of other Egyptian Gods and Goddessses besides Set, but I only know of the names, Ra, Mut, Nut, Khnum, Ptah, Nephthys, Nekhbet, Sobek, Sekhment, Sokar, Selket, Reshpu, Wadjet, Anubis, Anukis, Seshmu, Meshkent, Hemsut, Tefnut, Heket, Mafdet, these names Ive heard from Playing With The Big Boys, from The Prince of Egypt, please tell me if some of the names are miss spelled
Re: Question on Egyptian Gods By: Queen_Ash / Novice
Post # 22 Mar 25, 2019
Nightmare, we have given you the direction in which you should go. It is literally as simple as beginning your research starting with Set because you seem to keep mentioning Him, so I would start there.
Re: Question on Egyptian Gods By: Nekoshema / Novice
Post # 23 Mar 25, 2019
Knowing names is different from knowing the Deities [also love Prince of Egypt, and playing with the big boys is a fun song, but it doesn't teach anything, they just list a fraction of their deities] I could say "by the power of Ra" but if I don't believe in or know who Ra is, it's like saying "mashed potatoes please" it holds no real meaning. As I said earlier research yourself and build from there. You seem interested in Set, so just type "Egyptian God Set" or "Who is Set" into google and hit search. Even if your first link is Wikipedia you can use it to learn about him and there will be links, not only at the top to other deities he's associated with [his wife, son, siblings, parents] but at the bottom they will have resources where they compiled their information. You can click on those to go to the main source and read further.
Alright, then its settled, with all of your advice, Ill try to stop beating around the bush, the reason Im really interested in Set is because something about him stood out to me, the idea that he is very different from the other Egyptian Gods and Goddesses