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'''Anubis''' is a [[god]] in [[Egyptian mythology]] who is often represented by a [[jackal]] or other [[dog]], his brother is [[Horus]].  
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'''Anubis''' is often represented by a [[jackal]] or other [[dog]], his brother is [[Horus]].  
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'''Hemen''' in [[Egyptian mythology]] is a [[falcon]] god.  
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'''Hemen''' is a [[falcon]] god.  
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'''Horus''' is in [[Egyptian mythology]], a sun [[god]] who is often represented by the falcon, he said to have resurrected his dead father [[Osiris]].  
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'''Horus''' is a sun [[god]] who is often represented by the falcon, he said to have resurrected his dead father [[Osiris]].  
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'''Isis''' is a goddess in [[Egyptian mythology]] who is supposed to be the wife of [[Osiris]] and the mother of [[Horus]].  
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'''Isis''' is a goddess who is supposed to be the wife of [[Osiris]] and the mother of [[Horus]].  
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'''Osiris''' is a god in [[Egyptian mythology]], who was said to have been killed by his brother the god [[Set (god)|Set]], only to be resurrected by his son [[Horus]].  
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'''Osiris''' is a god who was said to have been killed by his brother the god [[Set (god)|Set]], only to be resurrected by his son [[Horus]].  
    
'''Ra''' is the supreme manifestation of the [[Egyptian]] sun god of Heliopolis and one of the most important members of the Ancient Egyptian pantheon. The Egyptians believed that each day the sun was re-born. In the morning after a bath and breakfast he took a journey across the sky in his heavenly boat and would spend an hour of each day inspecting each of his 12 provinces. When the sun went down in the evening [[Ra]] was believed to enter the underworld until the next morning. All night long Ra had to fight his enemy [[Apep]] the terrible cosmic serpent who lived in the underworld. Ra is usually depicted as a falcon wearing a sun disc on his head. The rulers of Ancient Egypt called themselves Pharaohs - literally "Sons of Ra" - as a means of establishing their divinity.  
 
'''Ra''' is the supreme manifestation of the [[Egyptian]] sun god of Heliopolis and one of the most important members of the Ancient Egyptian pantheon. The Egyptians believed that each day the sun was re-born. In the morning after a bath and breakfast he took a journey across the sky in his heavenly boat and would spend an hour of each day inspecting each of his 12 provinces. When the sun went down in the evening [[Ra]] was believed to enter the underworld until the next morning. All night long Ra had to fight his enemy [[Apep]] the terrible cosmic serpent who lived in the underworld. Ra is usually depicted as a falcon wearing a sun disc on his head. The rulers of Ancient Egypt called themselves Pharaohs - literally "Sons of Ra" - as a means of establishing their divinity.  
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'''Set''' in [[Egyptian mythology]] is the brother of [[Osiris]] and uncle of [[Horus]], he is said to have killed Osiris, who was later resurrected by Horus, Set was then killed by Horus.  
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'''Set''' is the brother of [[Osiris]] and uncle of [[Horus]], he is said to have killed Osiris, who was later resurrected by Horus, Set was then killed by Horus.  
    
'''Thoth''' was an [[Egyptian]] [[god]] represented with the head of an [[ibis]], who was supposed to make sure neither good nor bad had too much power over the other.  
 
'''Thoth''' was an [[Egyptian]] [[god]] represented with the head of an [[ibis]], who was supposed to make sure neither good nor bad had too much power over the other.  
    
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