Sons of Horus and Underworld Deities
	Homepage  Ammut and Amun  Anubis and Apis  Apophis and Aten  Atum and Bastet  Bes and Geb  Hapy and Hathor  Horus and Imhotep  Isis and Khepry  Khnum and Khonsu  Maat and Montu  Mut and Neith  Nekhbet and Nephthys  Nut and Osiris  Ptah and Re  Sekhmet and Sarapis  Selqet and Seth  Shu and Sobek  Taweret and Tefnut  Thoth and Wadjyt  Wepwawet and The Assessor Gods  Sons of Horus and Underworld Deities  Pharaoh		SONS OF HORUS DURING MUMMIFICATION THE INTERNAL ORGANS (EXCEPT FOR THE HEART) WERE REMOVED TO STOP THEM ROTTING INSIDE THE BODY. The organs were not thrown away in case they fell into the possession of someone intent on working an evil spell against the deceased's spirit. The organs were wrapped in linen packages and put into the four Canopic jars. Each jar had a stopper in the shape of a protecting god. Collectively these gods are known as the Sons of HORUS. The human-headed god is Imsety who looks after the liver, the baboon is Hapy, who protects the lungs, the jackal is Duamutef, who guards the stomach and the hawk is Qebehsenuef, who defends the intestines. The jars were placed in a Canopic chest, which was watched over by four great goddesses: ISIS, NEPHTHYS, NEITH and SELQET. One of the Underworld Deities UNDERWORLD DEITIES THE FEROCIOUS UNDERWORLD DEITIES HAVE TO BE PASSED BY EACH DEAD PERSON ON THEIR WAY TO REACH OSIRIS IN THE UNDERWORLD. The papyrus scroll called in ancient Egypt the 'Book of going forth by day', and in modern times the 'Book of the Dead', contains pictures and spells to help a dead person get past all perils. These dangers include the twelve caverns where gods and goddesses behead the enemies of the sun-god and eat their corpses and souls. Similarly there are seven gates for seven gods through which everyone has to pass. Each one is guarded by a keeper and a herald armed with knives. The spells give the dead person power over these threatening beings by telling their secret names (some frightening like 'Hippopotamus Face' and some revolting like 'Maggot Eater') so that they will allow the person through, The dead person then has the same magical spells to get him or her through twenty-one secret doorways in the mansion of OSIRIS himself.