Khnum
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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But Khnum's part in the princess's origin stands on a different plane, for it illustrates the Egyptian myth of Creation by the divine Potter, who may take the form of either Khnum or Ptah.
From Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition by King, L. W. (Leonard William)
The text then goes on to declare how Khnum the Creator came to the help of the Pharaoh, and caused the Nile once more to inundate the lands.
From The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
Ammon is an adjective = "hidden," and is connected with the ram-headed Khnum, and with the hawk-headed Ra, the sun.
From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Lang, Andrew
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 Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)
Here too we find travellers from Palestine writing of themselves "Blessed be Augah of Isis," or "Blessed be Abed-Nebo of Khnum"!
From Patriarchal Palestine by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
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