Ankhs

Origins Of The Ankh

The Ankh is primarily an Egyptian symbol. It was a hieroglyphic character used to mean “life” whether in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic writing or art. Egyptian gods and goddesses are often shown carrying the ankh by its loop, or holding one in each hand, with his or her arms crossed over the chest. Ankh is the ...
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Knot Of Isis

Isis is the Egyptian goddess celebrated mostly as the ideal wife and mother figure; she is friend to whomever prays to her, the sinners, slaves, or the wealthy. Isis is also the patron of nature and magic; in Egyptian mythology, when Isis search the world for her husband and brother Osiris, the people were so ...
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The Coptic Cross

The original Coptic Cross as opposed to the modern Coptic Orthodox Cross are so dissimilar that it’s hard to believe that one was actually derived from the other. The only noticeable similarities in most forms of the many variations of the Coptic Cross is the circle either outside or inside the borders of the cross. ...
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Ankhs In Popular Culture

The ankh symbol is used often in popular culture, throughout various mediums of entertainment, whether in music, literature, media, for example. The emergence of the ankh into pop-culture, some believe, the cause of a film; The Egyptian. The Egyptian premiered in 1954, directed and produced by Michael Curtiz and Darryl F. Zanuck. The film is ...
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Was, Chi-Rho, Djed Pillar

The Was, Chi-Rho, and Djed symbols are usually depicted with the ankh, and have similar or related meanings. The Was is a staff, and a hieroglyph for an Egyptian word meaning power, and dominion. It’s a sceptre representing the “Set-animal”, which is the Egyptian god Sutekh; possibly in a different context, meaning the animal form ...
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