List of mythical creatures in Egyptian mythology
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- Abtu - A sacred fish.
- Akhekh - A winged hybrid and bird and oryx.[1]
- Anat – A sacred fish.
- Axex – A kind of griffin.
- Apshait – A flesh-eating beetle mentioned in the Book of the Dead.
- Medjed – A sacred Elephantfish that ate the penis of Osiris.
- Sak – A monster with the head of a hawk, the body of a lion, hindquarters of a horse, numerous triangular mammaries, and the tail as a fully bloomed lotus.[2]
- Serpopard
- Sha – The Set Animal.
- Sphinx
- Androsphinx
- Criosphinx
- Hieracosphinx
- Uraeus – sacred cobra symbol.
References
[edit]- ^ abookofcreatures (2021-02-01). "Akhekh". A Book of Creatures. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ "10. Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians", Sir Gardner Wilkinson and His Circle, University of Texas Press, pp. 141–159, 1992-12-31, retrieved 2025-05-08
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