A Memory of Gods with Dr. Tamara Siuda

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2025

⏱️ 94 minutes

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Summary

Understanding the deities requires us to move beyond inherited preconceptions and prejudices. Fortunately, there are many gods worthy of the effort. From the deified Sphinx Horemakhet, to the meme-lord Medjed, to the deified lover-boy Antinous, the pantheon is rich in variety and personalities. It is a subject that today’s guest, Dr. Tamara L. Siuda, has devoted a great deal of time. Her new book, The Complete Encyclopedia of Egyptian Deities (2024) is a comprehensive guide to many of these figures… Dr. Tamara Siuda’s website: https://tamarasiuda.com/ For a limited time, 20% off the purchase of The Complete Encyclopedia of Egyptian Deities at Llewellyn.com. Code: CEED20. Valid: 1/23/25 – 2/28/25. Offer cannot be combined with other discounts. Must be logged in to your Llewellyn.com account for coupon to apply to cart. Dr. Siuda has generously offered a permanent discount code on any item in her bookstore. Visit http://tamarasiuda.com/shop and use the coupon code historical to receive 20% off any order. Valid for one order per customer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Before we begin, a quick note.
0:02.5	This episode of the History of Egypt podcast is brought to you ad-free, thanks to my supporters on Patreon.
0:09.5	Stick around at the end of the episode to learn more.
0:12.6	Thank you.
0:15.7	Across the millennia of Egyptian history, there are many trends and changes.
0:20.8	Dynasties rise and fall, waxing and waning with their political fortunes.
0:25.6	Artistic styles and architecture evolve over time.
0:29.6	Pyramids rise only to fall out of fashion and disappear.
0:33.6	Technology changes, as advances in science allow new developments and practices in building and organization.
0:41.3	These are the trends of history and human society.
0:45.3	Surprisingly, even the deities are not immune.
0:49.3	When you look at ancient Egyptian temples or art, it may seem like their gods and goddesses
0:55.9	are each eternal, unchanging in their aspect and power.
1:01.0	But dig a little deeper, and you will find many trends within ancient Egyptian religion
1:06.3	and worship.
1:07.8	Gods rise and fall, becoming more or less prominent over centuries. New figures appear
1:13.6	only to vanish after a couple of generations. And sometimes, gods that once belonged exclusively
1:20.6	to kings and queens become the favorite saviors of ordinary people. It may seem natural that a god or goddess is eternal, unchanging,
1:30.3	but the truth is anything but. This is a subject that my guest today, Dr. Tamara Suda,
1:38.3	has devoted a great deal of time, energy, and research to investigating, and in 2024, Dr. Suda published some of the results
1:47.0	of her work in the new, complete encyclopedia of Egyptian deities. The book is a massive
1:53.6	to individual gods and goddesses, both from Egypt and the neighboring societies. It includes detailed mythologies, descriptions,
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