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Eternal Egypt: Mehet Weret

For Students 9th - 10th
Mehet-Weret's name means "the great flood". She was the cow goddess of the sky. She represents the waterway of heaven, along which the sun god and the king sail.
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Eternal Egypt: Sobek

For Students 9th - 10th
Sobek was the crocodile god in Ancient Egypt. His consort was the goddess Hathor and their son was the god Khonsu.
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Eternal Egypt: Ihy

For Students 9th - 10th
Ihy was the son of the goddess Hathor and the god Horus. His name was interpreted as "the sistrum player."
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Eternal Egypt: Ranenutet

For Students 9th - 10th
Ranenutet, the viper goddess, is the deity of fertile land, the harvest, the corn and the mother of the god of the crops "Neprew".
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Eternal Egypt: Maat

For Students 9th - 10th
Maat is a goddess personifying truth, justice and moral integrity. Her statue was often offered by the kings to the major gods as a symbol of equilibrium and, thus, their authority to reign.
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Eternal Egypt: Nephthys

For Students 9th - 10th
Nephthys was one of the nine cosmic gods of Heliopolis. Isis and Nephthys are considered to be the two mourners and the protective goddesses of the deceased.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Isis

For Students 9th - 10th
The beautiful painted statue represents the goddess Isis standing, and wearing the white headdress called the khat ornamented with a red headband. She is stretching out her arms to protect the invisible body of her husband, the god Osiris.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Hathor Nursing Horus

For Students 9th - 10th
The goddess Hathor appears in the form of a cow surrounded by papyrus reeds. A young prince, representing the god Horus, kneels and suckles from her udder. The statue is painted white except for the young prince, who is painted dark brown.