The Gods In Different Religions And Practices

For Those interested or curious to know about the mythological
ancient god/goddesses or forces in different belief systems.

I will start with the Egyptian deities.

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Amen ( The Hidden One)


(Amon, Amun, Ammon, Amoun)

Amen's name means "The Hidden One."
Amen was the patron deity of the
city of Thebes from earliest times,
and was viewed (along with his
consort Amenet) as a primordial
creation-deity by the priests of
Hermopolis. His sacred animals
were the goose and the ram.

Up to the Middle Kingdom Amen
was merely a local god in Thebes; but
when the Thebans had established
their sovereignty in Egypt, Amen
became a prominent deity, and by
Dynasty XVIII was termed the King of
the Gods. His famous temple,
Karnak, is the largest religious
structure ever built by man.
According to Budge, Amen by
Dynasty XIX- XX was thought of as "an invisible
creative power which was the
source of all life in heaven, and on
the earth, and in the great
deep, and in the Underworld, and which
made itself manifest under the
form of Ra." Additionally, Amen appears
to have been the protector of
any pious devotee in need.

Amen was self-created, according to
later traditions; according to
the older Theban traditions, Amen was
created by Thoth as one of the
eight primordial deities of creation
(Amen, Amenet, Heq, Heqet, Nun,
Naunet, Kau, Kauket).

During the New Kingdom,
Amen's consort was Mut,
"Mother," who seems
to have been the Egyptian
equivalent of the "Great
Mother" archetype.
The two thus formed a pair
reminiscent of the God and Goddess of
other traditions such as Wicca.
Their child was the moon god Khons.