Egyptian Symbols
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The Chnoubis Symbol – Origin and Meaning

Chnoubis, or Xnoubis, is an Egyptian Gnostic solar icon, most often found inscribed on gems, talismans, and amulets as a protective symbol. The image ...

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What Is the Eye of Ra? — History and Meaning

The symbolic eye had an overwhelming presence in ancient Egyptian iconography. Not to be confused with the Eye of Horus, the Eye of Ra is often depicted as ...

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Pyramid Symbolism – What Did These Ancient Monuments Represent?

The pyramids - burial grounds, historic monuments, a geometrical shape, the most mysterious and famous structures on the planet and probably a cake joke. ...

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15 Egyptian Symbols – And What They Signified (With Images)

The symbols of ancient Egypt are some of the most recognizable and iconic visual images in the world. Egyptian symbols are much more than just an old ...

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Eye of Horus – History and Symbolic Meanings

The Eye of Horus is one of the most popular and yet most misunderstood ancient Egyptian symbols. It was found everywhere - in hieroglyphics, artwork and ...

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What Is the Djed Symbol and What Does It Mean?

The Djet pillar symbol, sometimes called the backbone of Osiris, is one of the oldest and most commonly used symbols of ancient Egypt. It’s shaped like a ...

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Ba Symbol of Ancient Egypt – What Was It?

The Ba is one of the more visually strange Egyptian symbols as well as a less frequently used image. That’s because it had a very specific purpose, compared ...

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Uraeus Symbol – What Was It and What Did It Mean?

The Uraeus symbol is one most of us have seen in its 3D form but it’s rarely represented in two dimensions nowadays. If you’ve ever seen an Egyptian ...

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What is the Hedjet Symbol (Crown)?

The Hedjet is an ancient Egyptian symbol that isn’t technically a hieroglyph but is widely recognizable and very symbolic nevertheless. Referred to as the ...

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Scarab Symbol – How the Dung Beetle Became the Most Popular Symbol of Egypt

The scarab is one of the most frequently seen symbols in Egyptian culture, mythology, and hieroglyphics. That’s hardly surprising given how common the ...

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