Kneph
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In Ancient Egyptian religious art, Kneph refers of a motif, variously a winged egg, a globe surrounded by one or more serpents, or Amun
in the form of a serpent called Kematef. Some Theosophical
sources tried to syncretize this motif with the deity Khnum, along with Serapis
and Pluto
.
Amun
Amun, reconstructed Egyptian Yamānu , was a god in Egyptian mythology who in the form of Amun-Ra became the focus of the most complex system of theology in Ancient Egypt...
in the form of a serpent called Kematef. Some Theosophical
Theosophy
Theosophy, in its modern presentation, is a spiritual philosophy developed since the late 19th century. Its major themes were originally described mainly by Helena Blavatsky , co-founder of the Theosophical Society...
sources tried to syncretize this motif with the deity Khnum, along with Serapis
Serapis
Serapis or Sarapis is a Graeco-Egyptian name of God. Serapis was devised during the 3rd century BC on the orders of Ptolemy I of Egypt as a means to unify the Greeks and Egyptians in his realm. The god was depicted as Greek in appearance, but with Egyptian trappings, and combined iconography...
and Pluto
Pluto
Pluto, formal designation 134340 Pluto, is the second-most-massive known dwarf planet in the Solar System and the tenth-most-massive body observed directly orbiting the Sun...
.