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Character & Creature Catalogue
Meet the beings of folklore and mythology: explore creatures, deities and spirits by name, description and associated tradition.
2,512 reference entries · 1,598 in the creature catalogue · 914 in the deity catalogue
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| Name | Tradition | Description | Mapped traditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| AndjetyDeity catalogueDivine and sacred beings (suggested) | Egyptian (Lower) | Andjety is a minor underworld god of Lower Egypt, depicted in human form and known from the Pyramid Texts. Associated with the ninth nome and rebirth after death, he was worshipped at Busiris, where his cult preceded that of Osiris. His attributes include a tall plumed crown, crook and flail; early texts replace the feathers with a two-horned uterus. | 2 |
| BanebdjedetDeity catalogueDivine and sacred beings (suggested) | Egyptian (Lower) | Banebdjedet is a Lower Egyptian ram god, possibly associated with arbitration. The source recounts his intervention in the dispute between Horus and Seth over the Egyptian kingdoms. His cult centred on Mendes in the Nile Delta, although some accounts locate him on Seheil in Upper Egypt. He is usually portrayed with a human body and a ram’s head. | 2 |
| EnneadDeity catalogueDivine and sacred beings (suggested) | Egyptian (Lower) | Ennead is the group of nine principal deities whose genealogy was set out by the priesthood of Heliopolis, a centre of sun worship in Lower Egypt. It comprises Atum, also called Atum-Re, and his offspring Shu, Tefnut, Geb, Nut, Osiris, Isis, Seth and Nephthys. Other Egyptian cult centres had comparable groups with potentially different membership. | 2 |
| Heret-KauDeity catalogueDivine and sacred beings (suggested) | Egyptian (Lower) | Heret-Kau is a Lower Egyptian underworld goddess, chiefly recognised during the Old Kingdom, from the twenty-seventh to the twenty-second centuries BC. Little is known of her, but she was apparently associated with guarding the deceased in the afterlife. She sometimes appears as a figurine attending Isis in building foundations. | 2 |
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