5 GODS so Powerful Even the Other GODS Feared Them - Egyptian Mythology Explained

Описание: Hey everyone, Welcome to Mythology Explained. In today’s video, we’re going to discuss five of the most powerful gods in Egyptian mythology, gods so powerful that their powers often dwarfed those of the other deities in the Egyptian mythos.

And just a quick comment before we get started: this list isn’t ranked and is by no means comprehensive, so let us know in the comments who else you think deserved to be included. Certainly Horus, Geb, and Shu could have been included. Also, this video will only feature male deities. We’ll make a separate video for female deities later on.

Let’s get into it.

Starting off our List is Amun.

Amun, whose name means Hidden One, was commonly depicted as a bearded man in the prime of manhood - strong, virile, and vigorous - wearing a headdress adorned with two tall plumes. Unlike other Egyptian gods, Amun wasn’t thought of as living in some paradisiacal celestial abode, rather his presence was ubiquitous, existing in all places and in all things, yet unseen, beyond the perception of god and mortal alike. Because of this, Amun was often likened to the wind: felt by everyone, seen by no one. An interesting aspect of Egyptian mythology is that there was a multitude of creation myths, with various versions having primacy at different times and in different places. Because of this, Amun features as a creator deity in several tellings of the creation narrative. As a member of the Ogdoad of Hermopolis - which comprised eight deities, four male-female pairings - Amun and his female counterpart Amunet, along with the other three pairings, embodied the aspects of the waters of Nun, the primordial waters that existed before all else and teemed with all the procreative power of creation. The union of each of the four pairings manifested a cosmological event crucial to the creation of the universe. There were many different versions, so the result varied, producing either the primaeval mound, the primaeval lotus, the island of flame, or the cosmic egg.

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