Ma'at
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Name
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Truth
Names - Alternate
Appearance
Can appear as a woman with an ostrich feather on her head, or an ostrich feather for a head, or as an ostrich feather.
Image Gallery
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Parents
The Parent(s) of Ma'at depends largely upon which creation story one is reading as the Creator is generally considered to be Her Father. Some of the more popular myths contend that the Father of Ma'at is:
Consorts
Djehuty has been named as the consort of Ma'at.
Children
In some later variations of the Cosmology of Hermopolis, Ma'at is said to be the Mother of the Ogdoad while Djehuty, the Father.
Epithets
Roles
Ma'at is both a name of Netjer and a concept, similar to Heka.
A dynamic force installed within the design of Creation by the Creator to insure that all of the Created runs properly and within the scope of what He had set forth. Ma'at is both the measure by which a man or action is judged and the executioner, who delivers the punishment. Though Ma'at can be harsh and even cruel, Ma'at is the closest concept the ancients had to perfection as She was the quintessential harmony of divine order after which every King, nobleman and peasant should model himself. She represents the equilibrium which allows Creation to exist and as the ancient Egyptians were not dualistic in thought, Ma'at needed no counterpart for balance; She was balance.
Worship Centers
Worshipped throughout Egypt.
Festivals
Creation Story
It was largely believed that Ma'at, being the quintessential concept of divine order, came into being as the Creator fashioned the universe according to His desire. Ma'at being both a goddess and a concept is therefore given birth to when the Creator conceived of His creation and how His creation should be, act and react.
Myths
Art
Ancient
Modern
Hymns
Ancient
Modern
Offerings
Food/Drink
Items
- Ostrich feather
- Patterns
- Scales
- Mathematical equations
Stones
Scents
Colours
Flowers
Prayer Associations
The Names of Netjer are not static divinities like their counterparts in other cultures (i.e., Goddess of Love, God of War, Goddess of Sex, etc). They are not simply relegated to their specific spheres of influence and are therefore not powerless beyond those realms. The ancients had a healthy and regular relationship with their gods and thus asked of their particular deity anything they may have needed or wanted. However, there are many things within Ma'at's spheres of influence that She may be very proficient in helping you with:
- Prayers for justice
- Prayers for balance
- Prayers for harmony
- Prayers for the strength to make amends
- Prayers for justification of the soul
Common Misconceptions
Isfet and Apep are not the counter-balances to Ma'at, as they seeks to destroy the balance and everything with it.
