Khnum
Americannoun
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Khnum the Creator, dweller at the Cataracts, is my favourite, and is still busy, as he looks after the rise and fall of the river.
From It Happened in Egypt by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson
Philae, the Marriage Temple of Osiris and Isis—Venus of Egypt—sinks into the sea of waters poured over her by Khnum, god of the Cataracts.
From It Happened in Egypt by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson
The scene in the series, which is of greatest interest in the present connexion, is that representing Khnum at his work of creation.
From Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition by L. W. (Leonard William) King
Nit of Sais or Hathor of Dendera differed in no way, so far as their divine powers were concerned, from Ptaḥ of Memphis or Khnum of the Cataract.
From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
While the Cataract of the Nile was the home of Khnum, the Persian Gulf was the dwelling-place of Ea.
From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
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