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In some of the earliest Egyptian creation myths a great Mother goddess had created the universe, the world and every living creature on earth. Then, due to foreign invasions, the Father gods arrived on the scene and battle commenced for the loyalty of their priests and people. Eventually, it was all reconciled, with Mother and Father gods sharing equal status. But it was a marriage of convenience which brought peace and prosperity for everyone, rather than a love match. As well as local tribal gods and their continuing adoption of foreign gods, the Egyptians absorbed a multitude of gods and goddesses. Bearing in mind the fact that new gods meant new ideas, it is not surprising that Egypt began to flourish as a great ancient civilization.

According to Dr Budge, acclaimed author of the Egyptian Book of the Dead, despite their crowded labyrinth of gods, the Egyptians believed in the existence of one great creator who had fashioned all the gods and the stars, the Sun and Moon and all creation. He said that they never attempted to make any figures, forms or likenesses because it had no gender and its attributes were beyond human comprehension. On rare occasions this incomprehensible spirit was referred to as ‘Nether’ or ‘Neter’ which means unknown. The Egyptian sphinx at Giza, near the pyramids, has the body of a lion and the head of a man and is said to represent the mysterious riddle of life itself. Today it is often associated with an inscrutable person – an apt comparison for your enigmatic god.