$H Ap. Egypt
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The Egyptian name of an Asiatic country which is not= at present certainly identified. (1876c1) |
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One of the Egyptian names of the Cynocephalus Baboon, which was sacred to the god Thoth. See also Aani. (1876c1) |
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The Egyptian name of a pyramid or tomb generally. (1= 876c1) |
$H Apa. Egypt
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Apa. The father of =
Ameni the priest of Osiris, in
the XIIth dynasty, which =
see.
(1876c1) |
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Apa. Surnamed Khut Hotep.
A
sacred scribe and priest of Pthah. Period
uncertain. (1876c1) |
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Apa. The father of a
private Egyptian of the family of Senbeb, whi=
ch
see. (1876c1) |
--- $H Apa. "Fly." <= /span> Egyptian amulet
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Apa. "Fly." An Egyptian amulet, representi= ng the flying scarabéus, an emblem of the Sun and of Pthah Sokari Osiris.= It was often wrought in blue porcelain and attached to the coverings of mumm= ies. These and also ring scarabaei are first found on the little fingers of mummies prepared at the time of the XIIIth dynasty. At the time of the XVIIIth and subsequent dynasties they came into occasional use for mummie= s of important and rich persons. This custom prevailed through the subsequent dynasty, was more common at the time of the XXVIth, and became universal = in the time of the Ptolemies. Some of the amulets exhibit high polish and fi= nish but the Egyptians appear to have experienced considerable difficulty in engraving minute hieroglyphics on hard stone. Various materials were employed, such as green jasper, felspar, serpentine, basalt, schist, and a dark soapstone or steatite. The Apa are of larger size than the scarabaei used for finger-rings or other personal adornment, and are sometimes thre= e or more inches in length. The inscription on these amulets is one of the chapters relating to the heart, found at the end of the LXIVth chapter of= the Ritual, and the formula was ascribed to different periods, as that of Heshetp, or Usaphais, a king of the Ist dynasty, and the period of Menkar= a, a monarch of the IVth dynasty. It was supposed to have been written by the finger of the god Thoth himself on a brick of glazed earth, sandstone, or some other material in blue letters, and to have been found by the prince Hartataf, on a tour made by him, to examine the temples. This inscription= was considered only fit for the chaste and pure, and the scarabaeus on which = it was inscribed was placed over the heart; it was dipped in some essence, a= nd the chapter repeated over it. The object of the charm was to preserve the heart, in which the soul was supposed to reside after death, from destruc= tion or decay. The scarabaeus itself also indicated the idea of self-existence= , or the changes or phases or transformations, through which the soul passed in the future state. The name of the person for whose mummy the Apa were mad= e is generally, but not always, inscribed in the text. (Birch.)(1876c1) |
$H Apachnas. Egypt
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According to the Greek lists an early Egyp=
tian
king of |
$H Apalare. Roman
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R. A kitchen utensil=
; a sort
of large metal spoon or ladle. (1883m1) |
$H Apanda.
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King of the Medes. He reigned, at first
jointly with his father Astyages, and afterwa=
rds
alone, for thirty years. (1876c1) |
$H Apant. Egypt
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A city in |
$H Apap. Egypt
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The simpler form of the name of the evil
serpent Apophis, which see. (1876c1) |
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An Egyptian officer, the father of the pri=
est
gardener Sarenen, of the XVIIIth
or XIXth dynasties. See Sarenen. (1876c1) |
$H Apason.
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In Greco-Babylonian mythology the son of <=
span
class=3DSpellE>Sige, the primitive mother and father of the gods b=
y his
wife Jauthe. Apason was
derived from the Accadian Apsu
"the deep," which see. (1876c1) |
$H Apastatauk. <= /h1>
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The king of |
$H Apatimiliku. =
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The Kypriote f=
orm of
the personal name Abdamelek, which see. (1876=
c1) |
$H Ape. Christianity
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Ape. The symbol=
of
malice and lust. In Christian art the devil is often figured under this
guise. (1891a1) |
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Ape. In Christian art the emblem of malice and of lu=
st.
Common in illuminations of the penitential psalms, in allusion to David's
fall. (1883m1) |
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Ape. In Christian Art the ape is the symbol or emblem of malice, cunning, and lust. The devil is often represented under this form. This, with other emblems, representations of a similar description, are frequently seen pl= aced under the subsellae of stalls, as a sign of degradation and contempt. *<= o:p> * =
In many
illuminations at the head of the Seven Penitential Psalms, depicting David
gazing at Bathsheba, an ape tied to a tree is introduced, in allusion to =
the
sin of the Psalmist. (1855f1) |
$H Apeium. Egypt
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The name of the great temple at |
$H Apentek. Egypt
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The Egyptian name of an unidentified Asiat=
ic
country. (1876c1) |
$H Apepi. Egypt
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(Greek
Apophis). The great serpent, the impersonatio=
n of
spiritual evil; and head of the powers of darkness against whom
the sun under the form of Ra or Horus waged h=
is
daily war. He is represented as a serpent of many folds having a knife st=
uck
into each. As the sun went towards the west, he was confronted by Apepi with his troops of fiends called Qettu, Sebau, Sheta, &c., and battled with them all night unt=
il
dawn. The 39th chapter of the "Book of the Dead" is devoted to
details of the combat. There is also a work entitled "The Book of the
Overthrowing of Apepi" (see below; also
NESI-AMSU), which treats entirely of this opponent of Ra who is, through =
Ra,
the opponent of all souls of deceased persons. The dead were identified w=
ith Osiris, who was another form of the sun-god, lord o=
f the
underworld; therefore on the sun's ultimate victory depended their safety=
. In
some instances we find Apepi identified with =
Typhon,
and in Graeco-Roman times with Set. " |
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Apepi I. Apophis ). Egyptian Kings
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Apepi I. A king of the Hykshos
dynasty, of whose reign no particulars are known. (1876c1) |
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Apepi II. A king of the Hykshos
dynasty, under whose government the patriarch Joseph is, by the larger nu=
mber
of Egyptologists, believed to have entered Egypt. He was a wise and polit=
ic
king, and his court was almost entirely Egyptian. Towards the close of his
reign he by force introduced the sole worship of the Syrian deity Set or =
Sutech, and commanded Tiakken<=
/span>
or Raskenen Takuna, king
of |
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--- $H Apepi, Book of t=
he
Overthrowing of. Egypt
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Apepi, Book of the Overthrowing of. A work which forms about a third of the
funeral papyrus of Nesi-Amsu (q.v=
.).
It treats of the daily battle between Ra and Apepi (q.v.), recalling certain chapters of the “Book of the
Dead,” notably chapters 7, 31, 33, and 35 to 39, from which the aut=
hor
has evidently borrowed. The title tells us that the book was recited in t=
he
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$H Aper. Egypt
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An unidentified town in one of the Saitic nomes of |
$H Aperheb. Egypt
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Among the Egyptians, the name of the festi=
val
of the twenty-first day of the lunar month. (1876c1) |
$H Aperiu. Or Aberiu. Egypt
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A captive people who were employed by Rameses II. of the XIXth dynasty, in the construction of his great cit=
y, Pa Ramessu, or |
$H Aperu. Egypt
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=
An=
Hieratic order =
in the
Egyptian temples, analogous to that of the novices in Catholic convents.
(1876c1) |
$H Apes or Apet. Egypt
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A
tortoise-headed deity (?), substituted in some texts for the serpent Apepi (q.v.=
).
(1902b1) |
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Apes or Apet. Another name for TA-URT (q=
.v.).
(1902b1) |
$H Apet. Egypt
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An Egyptian goddess who was represented un=
der
the form of an upright hippopotamus with long pendant breasts, generally
leaning upon a peculiar cross-like instrument, which has been regarded as=
a
sign of protection. She, appears to have been substituted for the goddess=
Maut in the lower times of the empire, and her titl=
es
were "The good Nurse," "The Great One who bears the
Gods," "The Great Mother of him who is married to his Mother,&q=
uot;
i.e., the Ithyphallic Horus. She was also under the title of "The gr=
eat Ta
Ouer" or Thoueris,
represented as an avenging deity, having a lion's head and armed with a l=
ong
straight knife, in which character she was called "The Nourisher of those who approach to the flames (of
hell)." See also Thoeris. (Pierret.) (18=
76c1) |
$H Apeum. Egypt
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Apeum, the, - often but
erroneously called the Serapeum - was the pal=
ace in
which the sacred bulls were lodged at |
$H Apex. Roman
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Apex. R. (apex, the top). A piece of olive wood pointed at the end, and set in a flock of wool=
. It
formed the head‑dress of the Flamines and Salii. By analogy, the term was further used to denote=
a
cap, and also the ridge on the top of a helmet to which the horsehair cre=
st
was attached. (1883m1) |
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Apex. (Lat.) A cap worn by the priests =
of
heathen Rome: the essential part was a piece of olive-wood, pointed, surr=
ounded
at the base with a lock of wool; this part was sometimes worn alone on the
top of the head, and held there by fillets, or by a cap fitting closely to
the head, and fastened by strings or bands. The word apex is also applied=
to
the crest, or ridge, on the summit of a helmet. FIGURE(1855f1)
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$H Apheru. Egypt
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Apheru. "Guide of the Roads." In Egyptian mythology a name of the divine jackal Anubis. He worshipped in the city a= nd nome of Chesfchent. (1876c1) |
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Apherumes. "Son of the god Apheru." An Egy= ptian functionary. The period when he lived is uncertain. (1876c1) |
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Apherumes. An Egyptian king of the XIIIth dynasty, of whom nothing further is known. (1= 876c1) |
$H Aphobis. Egypt
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According to Mr. Heath another form of the
name of the early Egyptian writer called Pthah Hotep, or Pthah-ases, w=
hich
see. (1876c1) |
$H Aphractus. Graeco-=
Roman
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Gr. and R. (=
–N=
D"=
6J=
@<[=3Daphrakton], lit. unguarded). |
$H Aphrodisia. Greek
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Aphrodisia. &n= bsp; Gr. (z!= ND= @*= \F= 4"[=3DAphrodisia]). A general term = under which were comprised all the festivals held in honour of Venus (Aphroditè). (1883m1) |
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Aphrodisia. A petty kingdom in the |
$H Aphrodite. Greek
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In Greek mythology the goddess of love. In the best peri=
od
of Greek art she was represented draped, but in later times nude. A
celebrated picture of Apelles represented her=
as Anadyomene
(q.v.), or rising from the sea. Her symbols were the dove, hare, dolphin,
swan, and tortoise, besides the apple, the rose, and various other flowers
and fruits. (1891a1) |
$H Aphroditopolis. Egypt
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Aphroditopolis. 1. The Greek name for Tep-ahet, capital of the twenty-second nome
of |
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2. The Greek n=
ame
for Tebt=
,
capital of the tenth nome of |
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Aphroditopolis. "City of =
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Aphroditopolis. Also the Greek=
name
of the city and nome of =
Sebets,
in |
$H Aphthis. Egypt
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A nome in |
$H Api. Egypt
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A son (?) of Amenemap=
,
a priest of Amen Ra, of the XVIIIth dynasty.
(1876c1) |
$H Api=
a Scythia
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$H Apikant. Egypt
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One of the early Egyptian names of the tow=
n of
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$H Apinama. Akkad
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Apinama. "The Bull-like Founder." The Acca= dian name of the month Arakh-samna, which see. (1876c1) |
$H Apinana. Chaldaea
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Apinana. "Foundation." In Chaldean astrono= my the name of an unidentified fixed star. (1876c1) |
$H Apirak. Babylon
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An early Babylonian city, the site of whic=
h is
not known; it was possibly the same as Karrak=
or Nisinna. (1876c1) |
$H Apis. 1. Egyptian deity [Also see Mnevis - Editor]; 2. Egyptian city
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Apis. Or=
Hapi. The bull deity of |
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Apis. A ch=
ief town
of the first Mareotic nome of |
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Apis. 1.
Greek name for Nut-ent-Hapi, =
the
capital of the third nome of |
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2. The name of the sa=
cred
bull which was worshipped by the Egyptians from the earliest times. The c=
ult
was said to have been introduced by Mena (
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$H Apis Mausoleum, the.=
Egypt
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The
excavated vaults at Sakkâra, in which t=
he
sacred Apis bulls were buried after being emb=
almed.
These are often erroneously called the Serapeum. (See SERAPEUM.) (1902b1) |
$H Apitus.=
"She who is on the Hill."=
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Apitus. "She who =
is on
the Hill." An Egyptian
goddess who was worshipped in the city of |
$H Aplustre. Greek & Roman
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Gr. and R. (=
–N=
8"=
FJ=
@<[=3Daphlaston]). An ornament placed at a ship's stern. It was constructed of flexible
wooden planks, in imitation of the feather of a bird's wing. Fig. 3=
3.
Aplustre and anchor of a Roman ship. ‑ From bas‑relief. (1883m1)
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A wooden ornament which surmounted the stern of a Roman
galley. It was very graceful in shape, resembling a fan or the outspread
feathers of a bird. It is accordingly employed in art to symbolise a
seafaring life or a naval victory. ILLUS. aplustre (1891a1)
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Aplustre<=
/span>. (Lat.) An ornament constructed of=
thin
planks of wood, which formed the highest part of the poop of ancient ship=
s;
it rose immediately behind the helmsman, and served him, in some degree, =
as a
protection from the weather. At the point of junction between the aplustre and the stern, we frequently find an ornam=
ent
resembling a circular shield. It was somewhat fan-shaped, and formed a
corresponding ornament to the CHENISCUS at the prow. Its beautiful form a=
nd
prominent position caused it to be frequently adopted as an emblem of
maritime affairs, and was carried as a trophy by the victor of a naval
engagement. In the Apotheosis of Homer, in the
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$H Apmatenu. Egypt
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An Egyptian deity, who was generally
represented with a jackal's head and holding the Uas or Cucufa
staff, the emblem of a divine life. He was another form of the deity Apheru. (1876c1) |