Kneph
Kneph,also asKmeph,is a god and motif of divinity inancient Egyptian religious art,variously represented as a winged egg, a globe surrounded by one or more serpents, orAmunin the form of a serpent called Kematef.[1]SomeTheosophicalsources tried to syncretize this motif with the deityKhnum,along withAgathos Daimon,SerapisandPluto.[2][3]Under the Greek theonymChnuphis,this figure adopts a serpent-bodied, lion-headed ( "leontoeidic" ) visage, being particularly common in magical artifacts in Late Antiquity.[4]It is by proxy frequently associated with theGnosticDemiurge.
References[edit]
- ^The Egyptian revival: ancient Egypt as the inspiration for design motifs in the westby James Stevens Curl, p.445, Psychology Press, 18 Nov 2005
- ^An essay on symbolic colours: in antiquity--the middle ages--and modern times,by Frédéric Portal (baron de), p. 53, J. Weale, 1845.
- ^The Secret Doctrine: AnthropogenesisbyHelena Petrovna Blavatsky,p. 26, Aryan theosophical press, 1888
- ^Lynn Thorndike (1958). A History of Magic and Experimental Science. Columbia University Press. pp. 317–318, 379.ISBN0-231-08794-2.
Further reading[edit]
- Klotz, David (2012).Caesar in the City of Amun: Egyptian Temple Construction and Theology in Roman Thebes.Brepols.ISBN978-2-503-54515-8.
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