Saturday, June 29, 2013

KHNUM - Creator of Life



About Khnum
  • Often described as the creator of life, all things and the entire world.
  • A ram god who fashions gods, men, birds, fish and cattle out of clay before breathing life into them.
  • Giver of health and the languages of the human race.
  • Often depicted with human body and ram's head, sitting at the potter's wheel.
  • His divinity encompassed other deities such as Geb, Shu, Osiris and Ra.
  • His colours are violet and reddish gold.
(Lawson 1996)

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