In Egyptian meethology, Ptah (/pəˈtɑː/; Auncient Egyptian: ptḥ, probably vocalized as Pitaḥ in ancient Egyptian) is the demiurge o Memphis, god o craftsmen an airchitects.
In the triad o Memphis, he is the spoose o Sekhmet an the faither o Nefertum. He wis regardit as the faither o the sage Imhotep an aw. The Greeks knew him as the god Hephaestus, an in this furm Manetho made him the first king o Egyp.
Ptah | |||||
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God o creation, the airts an fertility | |||||
Ptah, in the furm o a mummified man, standin on the seembol for Ma'at, hauldin a scepter or staff that bears the combined ankh-djed-was seembols. | |||||
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Major cult centrer | Memphis | ||||
Symbol | the djed pillar, the bull | ||||
Consort | Sekhmet | ||||
Parents | none (self-creatit) |
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