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The God of Memphis, where he was believed to have brought the universe into being; the husband of the Lion Goddess, Sekhmet, he was depicted wearing a mummy's shroud, holding in his hand the scepter. He was later likened to another Memphis god of death, Sokaris, and was worshipped in his syncretic form of Ptah-Sokaris.
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The patron god of Memphis and of Artificers and Artisans, the true Creator God
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a major Egyptian god; shaper of the world; father of gods and men; worshipped especially at Memphis
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The Creator, who spoke the name of each thing, and thus brought it into existence. Worshipped in ancient Memphis. Husband of Sekhmet.
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Egyptian; Expert craftsman and designer. God of creative enterprise with the hands.
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The Creator god of Memphis. He is represented as a man, mummified and possibly originally as a statue. He is the patron god of craftsmen. Equated with the Greek god Hephaestus.
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The creator god of Memphis, represented in human form. Assosiated with wife, Sekhmet, and son, Nefertem
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The god of the soul of the professional at work in reality.
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(Pronounced ‘Ta'.) Creator god of Memphis, architect of the universe, husband of Sekhmet. Ptah-Sek~rIPtah-Seker-Tem: (Pronounced ‘Ta-Seker-Tem'.) The Creator Ptah identified with gods of death and the set­ting sun.
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He is a creator god. The patron of architects, artists and sculptors. It was Ptah who built the boats for the souls of the dead to use in the afterlife.
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