main gods: divine triad of Heliopolis
OSIRIS
is the firstborn of the gods Geb and Nut, Earth and Sky. It is the Lord of the Dead, a title won because of the legend of his death at the hands of his brother Seth, who scattered his body in 14 pieces all over Egypt. Isis, his sister and wife, sought him untiringly and found all the pieces except his penis, he rebuilt with the help of the god Thoth and returned to life with the help of Anubis to breed her son Horus.
Osiris in life was a great king, beloved by all, kind and fair. His appearance as Lord of the Dead was so important that God came to replace Anubis Judgement in the Ritual of Souls. Under this aspect was worshiped in Abydos. In earlier times agriculture was considered a god and his cult remained in places like Busiris, where he was revered as God's wheat. In fact, Osiris is said to be who taught humanity the profession of agriculture. For its qualities as God of fertility, vegetation and grain and for having returned from the dead, the Greeks compared to their deity Dionysus.
Osiris in the underworld was the divine representative of the Pharaoh. He represented the crown mummified Lower and Upper Egypt and hands crossed on his chest, bearing the divine scepter and flail, symbols of power and authority.
His magical powers are used for regeneration, to regain hope and enthusiasm. To start again after a loss. But also for the male fertility rituals and to initiate any noble purpose.
ISIS
is the Divine Feminine Principle in Egypt, the Mother Goddess of the ancient Egyptians. His title of Mother Goddess exceeded the Egyptian borders to the Mediterranean and Europe. His cult was so popular that transcended even the fall of the Roman Empire. Its most emblematic temple was on the island of Philae in Aswan, on the border with the present Nubia. Its name means "Earth yielding seed," or the "seat" or "throne." A throne is precisely the emblem of his headdress, because she is the seat on which Pharaoh rests. Also known as the Goddess of Ten Thousand Names, and was extrapolated to Christianity as the Virgin Mary.
His temple in the city of Sais made the famous statement: "I, Isis, am all that has been, is or will be, no mortal man has ever lifted my veil."
was known in antiquity as Weret Hekau , the Great Magician, a name that clearly indicates some of their most important, according to the myth she got for having set a trap to the Great Sun God Re, the She put a snake created with his saliva to the Sun God This mischievous, dying believing sought help from Isis, who before curing asked in return, knowing his secret name. Ra gave it reluctantly and that is how the Goddess becomes the Great of Magic, because to get the secret name of the Sun God, succeeded at the same time, the essence of its power.
His parents are Geb and Nut, Earth and Sky. Sometimes, as has also touched the horns of a cow, because this animal is often one of their symbols. Often, it is carrying in one hand Ank Cross, symbol of immortality and in the other hand, a scepter with lotus flowers as a symbol of his authority. In some of his performances as Goddess protective Isis holds the bird's wings Kite, another of his iconic animals.
lunar Goddess, Apuleius describes it "with a crown and shining white light, and the moon in the middle of the forehead." It is one of the four protective goddesses of the dead, along with her sister Nephtys, and Goddesses Serkhet and Neith. His magical powers to protect the couple in marriage, and so make the commitment to loving permanent. Protects pregnant women and their unborn children. Goddess is a healer and protector, and encourages its devotees in the development of their spirituality and psychic powers.
HORUS
is a deity of a complex nature. Originally he was venerated as a God of Heaven, represented with a falcon head, symbolizing that which is by far (in resemblance to the God Apollo Greek cosmogony), the omnipresence and vision of all, all these qualities associated with flying high and the sharpness of vision of the hawk. He is depicted wearing the double tiara of Lower and Upper Egypt.
appears in the Egyptian pantheon another deity with the same name, called Horus the Elder, was believed to be another son of Geb and Nut, Earth and Heaven, brother of Osiris, Isis, Set and Nephtys. Also depicted with the head of a hawk or hawk and the solar disk.
The young Horus is the son of Osiris and Isis. His two eyes were the sun and moon. In the myth, Seth, his uncle, becomes the antagonist and enemy of Horus, and the struggle for power in Egypt, Set and Horus wounds he loses his eye. Finally, the gods decide to give victory to Horus declared King of the land of his father and lord of Egypt. Horus is the rightful heir to the throne of Egypt. His cult was developed mainly in the town of Edfu.
In the earthly plane function corresponds to that of Pharaoh, who is considered under the title "son of the King." "Hakhte" one of their names, meaning "distant", meaning "messenger or intermediary of the divine mystery." It was also characterized as the Child Horus, or Harpókrates, in Greek, crushing scorpions and crocodiles with his feet as a symbol of magical protection that God offers against the forces of Chaos.
Harakty Horus is as Solar, Horus on the horizon, symbolizing the rise of the sun. Their energies are invoked to arouse the courage and overcoming fear. His energy is also a great healing of physical ailments. Also helps to focus and get a clear perspective, the ability to rise above of worldly difficulties and achieve the Vision.
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