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Words taken from Egyptian Myths by Eric Braun: 

Isfet (n.) injustice, violence; an ancient Egyptian term from Egyptian mythology used in philosophy, which was built on a religiously, socially, and politically affected dualism. It was thought to be the counterpart of the term Ma’at (meaning “order” or “harmony”). [x]

Maat, Ma’at the ancient Egyptian goddess of truth, justice, and cosmic order, daughter of Ra. She is depicted as a young and beautiful woman, standing or seated, with a feather on her head.

Khnum the ancient Egyptian god of fertility, associated with water and with procreation. Khnum was worshipped from the 1st dynasty (c. 2925–2775 BCE) into the early centuries CE. He was represented as a ram with horizontal twisting horns or as a man with a ram’s head. Khnum was believed to have created humankind from clay like a potter; this scene, with him using a potter’s wheel, was depicted in later times. [x]

Isis the ancient Egyptian nature goddess, wife of Osiris and mother of Horus. Her worship spread to western Asia, Greece, and Rome, where she was identified with many and varied local goddesses.

Seth, Setekh the ancient Egyptian evil god who murdered his brother Osiris and wounded Osiris’s son Horus. Seth is represented as having the head of a beast with a long pointed snout.

Osiris the ancient Egyptian god originally connected with fertility, husband of Isis and father of Horus. He was killed by his brother Seth but subsequently restored to a new life as ruler of the afterlife.

Nut the ancient Egyptian sky goddess, thought to swallow the sun at night and give birth to it in the morning. She is usually depicted as a naked woman, with her body arched above the earth that she touched with her feet and hands.

Geb the ancient Egyptian god of the earth, the physical support of the world. Geb constituted, along with Nut, his sister, the second generation in the Ennead (group of nine gods) of Heliopolis. In Egyptian art Geb, as a portrayal of the earth, was often depicted lying by the feet of Shu, the air god, with Nut, the goddess of the sky, arched above them. [x]

Tefnut the ancient Egyptian goddess of rain, water, and moisture. She was also at times a lunar deity, associated with the cycles and power of the moon. [x]