Divine Epithets

While there are many more, here are some of my miscellaneous favorite epithets. The majority of these are from the Lexikon der ägyptischen Götter und Götterbezeichnungen, translated by Naisenu.

Loosely grouped into aspects below.

  • The Most Ancient One
  • The Primeval One
  • The One With Great Terror
  • Great Crocodile
  • The Crocodile of Crocodiles
  • Sharp of Teeth
  • The Raging One
  • His Mouth Is Powerful With the Flame of Both Eyes
  • Who Snaps His Great Two Jaws Shut
  • The One With Shattering Teeth
  • Whose Creator Does Not Exist
  • The Self-Created
  • Who Comes Out of the Great Lotus
  • Lord of Ma’at
  • The Wise One
  • He of the Luminous Appearance
  • The Most Masculine of All the Gods
  • Who Hears Prayers
  • Who Comes to the One Who Calls Him
  • Who Gives Strength to Whom Pleases Him
  • Who Creates Joy
  • The Lord of Drunkenness
  • The Lord of Incense

Lord of the Waters

  • Lord of the Marshes
  • Lord of the Lake
  • Who Is Hidden In the Primeval Waters
  • Who Comes Forth from the Great Primeval Waters
  • Who Is In the Midst of the Flood
  • Lord of the Flood (of the Nile)
  • One of Mighty Power In the Water
  • Who Slays His Enemies In His Waters
  • The One Who Lurks In the Waters
  • Lord of All Fish

Fertility and Plenty

  • Who Creates the Fertile Ground
  • Lord of the Field
  • Lord of the Reeds
  • Who Is in the Midst of Flowers
  • Who Gives Life to the Plants
  • For Whose Ka the Fields Shine
  • Who Creates the Abundance of Grain
  • The Seed Pourer That Comes Out of the Surrounding Sheath
  • The Copulating Bull
  • Who Copulates the (Mourning) Women
  • Who Feeds the Sanctuaries
  • Who Makes the Beer, The Lord of Beer

Strength and Battle, Lord of Carnage

  • Lord of Terror
  • The Lord of Sorrow Who Lives on Lamentations
  • The Strong One
  • The Bone Eater
  • The One With Great Strength
  • Conquering Victorious
  • Who Makes a Slaughter Among His Enemies
  • Who Dismembers His Enemies
  • The One With Strong Arms
  • He Who Loves Fighting
  • Lord of the Fight on the Day of Fury
  • Who Enters the Battlefield
  • The Brave One
  • Who Seizes His Attacker
  • Who Fights Victoriously Against His Enemies
  • The One With a Striking God Against His Enemy
  • Who Eats Raw Meat As He Pleases from the Enemies, Rebels, and Crooked-Hearted Ones
  • Who Cuts the Hearts of Those Who Devise Evil
  • Who Tears Open Bodies
  • Who Eats Bodies
  • Who Puts the Rebels on the Battle Block Before Him
  • Who Drinks the Blood of Those Who Cross Him
  • Who Beheads the Enemies
  • The One With a Loud Roar
  • Lord of Fear
  • Lord of Carnage
  • Lord of Rage
  • Who Is Satisfied With His Slaughter
  • Lord of the Corpse

Lord of the Horizon

  • Who Rises In the Horizon
  • Lord of the Sky
  • The Power of Heaven

The Sun

  • Who Rises
  • Who Rises In the Horizon
  • The Rising One
  • Who Rises In the East and Sets in the West
  • Who Makes the Sun Shine
  • Who Illuminates the Earth

The Wind

  • The Wind Comes out of His Mouth
  • Who Encounters the Sweet Breeze

Healing and Purification

  • Sobek Ra cleanses and purifies the body of his father Wesir, and makes the beauty of the Pharoah excellent.

Protection

  • Guardian of the Land
  • The Excellent Protector
  • The Good Shepherd

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