Symbols Flashcards
Ankh
This symbol means life, and a powerful symbol of protection.
Usually worn as an amulet or belt to to keep evil away and promote good luck.
Some gods held it.
People wanted it.
Wedjat
The eye of Horus.
Universal symbol of healing, whole ness and protection.
It represents the eye of Horus lost during the battle with the evil god, Seth, when causing harm to the murder if his father Osiris.
Scarab
This symbol represents the dung Beatle who crawls out of earth and pushes it’s dung ball.
The symbol of renewal, representing the sun rolling across the sky.
Symbol of cats and dogs
Cats and dogs represented loyalty. They were so important that they were mummified with you to have loyalty in the after life.
Symbol of crocodile and serpents
The symbol of inspired fear
Symbols of hawk and falcon
Represent swiftness ( ability to move with great speed)