Complete Encyclopedia of Egyptian Deities

Dr. Tamara L. Siuda (Portland, OR) has been studying and writing about Egypt for more than twenty-five years and holds advanced degrees in Egyptology, Coptology, and religion. She has published multiple books, given lectures in museums, and appeared on the History Channel. In 1989, Tamara founded the modern practice of ancient Egyptian polytheism called Kemetic Orthodoxy and she still acts as its spiritual leader. Visit her at TamaraSiuda.com. Normandi Ellis is an Egyptian scholar, arch-priestess of the Fellowship of Isis, and Spiritualist minister. She has authored more than a dozen books including the spiritual classic, Awakening Osiris (Red Wheel, 2009), which features translations from the hieroglyphs found in the Book of the Dead. Normandi is also an astrologer and certified clairvoyant medium. Visit her at NormandiEllis.com.

"As well as containing a wealth of interesting, well-researched material, The Complete Encyclopedia of Egyptian Deities (CEED) is a standout-out contribution to both Egyptology and popular literature. In the introduction, Siuda addresses two issues relating to Egyptology and the book’s contents. Firstly, they note that the conventional academic Egyptology refers to the Egyptian Netjeru (the ancient word for plural Egyptian deities) in the past tense as somehow ‘unworthy of worship today’. Secondly, Siuda acknowledges Egyptology’s colonial past and continued de-centering of Egyptian voices in academic discourses about their own culture. Addressing these pitfalls, Siuda chooses to centre Egyptian Egyptological voices in the book citations, utilizing Egyptian knowledge and scholarship and directing readers to potentially unfamiliar authors. CEED also combines Siuda’s academic knowledge of ancient Egyptian and adjacent pantheons (gained through higher education degrees) with her own ‘time and experience as a devotee of these deities. . . . Siuda’s inclusion of modern receptions of ancient deities is rare for a publication focused on presenting academically sound information about their ancient past, as is the fact that it is written by a qualified expert and devotee; this is certainly a valuable and unique selling point. . . .CEED is an excellent resource and investment for those interested in the deities worshipped in ancient Egypt, whether they belong to a general audience, practicing Pagans, or are students of Egyptology.” –Pagan Dawn

• ContentsForeword xiiiIntroduction 1How to Use This Book 5Ancient Sources for CEED 21PART I: THE NETJERU: THE DEITIES OF EGYPTPART II: LIBYAN AND LEVANTINE GUEST DEITIESPART III: NUBIAN GUEST DEITIESPART IV: NETJERI (LESSER DEITIES/DEMIGODS AND OTHER SPIRITUAL BEINGS)Special Thanks 757Appendix 1: Cities and Cult Centers 761Appendix 2: Offerings 783Appendix 3: Timeline of Egyptian Chronology 795Appendix 4: Internet Resources 801Glossary 805Bibliography 827Index 853