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Ammut, The Crocodile Goddess.

Ammut, The Crocodile Goddess. By: Trey Washington. Information. The name Ammut means soul eater. Ammut is also a goddess who the Egyptians worshiped. Ammut was part lion, hippopotamus, and part crocodile. The Goddess ’ Action.

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Ammut, The Crocodile Goddess.

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  1. Ammut, The Crocodile Goddess. By: Trey Washington

  2. Information • The name Ammut means soul eater. • Ammut is also a goddess who the Egyptians worshiped. • Ammut was part lion, hippopotamus, and part crocodile.

  3. The Goddess’ Action • We find Ammut plays a role of judgment when a person’s heart is weighed against a feather. • If the heart is heavier than the feather, Ammut would eat the heart. • But if the feather is heavier than the heart, the soul could pass to the afterlife.

  4. Where the Goddess Lived • Ammut lived near the Scales of justice in Duat. • She is also to be said to live near a lake of fire.

  5. More of her actions • In which was in the underworld. • If Ammut ate the heart, The soul would once be restless, (the soul would die again). • After she swallows the heart, Ammut goes to the lake of fire and completely disposes of it. • The Lake also represented as a sign.

  6. Truth of Ammut • Ammut was never worshipped and was never treated as a goddess. • Instead, Ammut was feared by all, threatening to bind all to everlasting restlessness if they did not follow the principle of Ma’at. • She was also linked with the goddess Tawaret, who also had a phisical apperance. • As Bes’ friend, she also protected others from evil.

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  8. Web • http://www.ask.com/wiki/Ammit • Pictures • http://www.google.com/search?q=Ammit&hl=en&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=F690ULLhPImg9QT6l4D4DQ&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1280&bih=600#hl=en&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=Ammut+&oq=Ammut+&gs_l=img.3..0j0i10i24j0i24l3.169177.172066.2.173203.19.15.0.0.0.5.175.1431.11j4.15.0...0.0...1c.1.O1liPmgSBE4&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=509fb7874f32a891&biw=1280&bih=600

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