divine names

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Typically, all attributes of a divinity are connected to that divinity’s name. This was likely a form of ancient poetry: People worshiped abstract concepts, and pictured them with words that were similar. Later, this system was corrupted and used for spook puns.

Amun

means “hidden” & “secret”

🏷 Egyptian divine name hidden ruler pun name

Anunnaki

pun with **“aristocrats

🏷 Sumerian divine name hidden ruler name

Athena

is a multi-pun with “intelligence”, “gazing” and similar words

🏷 Greek divine name pun name

Dagon

means “fish” & “cloaked”, and wears a fish cloak

🏷 Egyptian Semitic divine name hidden ruler pun recommended name

Elohim

means “rulers”

🏷 Bible name Genesis divine name hidden ruler pun name

Hathor

puns with “heavenly cow”, but also with “butchering rebels”

🏷 Egyptian divine name pun name

Horus

means “face”, but also “leader”

🏷 Egyptian divine name hidden ruler pun name

Ishtar

means “privities”, and is therefore nude

🏷 Semitic divine name pun name

Min

is a dead guy with an erection, because he puns with “death” & “erected monument”

🏷 Egyptian divine name pun name

Osiris

puns with “power” & “wealth”

🏷 Egyptian divine name pun name

Poseidon

puns with pseudon, which means “falsehood”

🏷 Greek divine name pun name

Punny names of Egyptian gods

all have meanings that correspond to the animal heads

🏷 Egyptian divine name list pun name

Punny names of Phoenician gods

all have nasty hidden meanings

🏷 Semitic divine name list pun name

Ra the Egyptian god

puns with “aristocracy”

🏷 Egyptian divine name hidden ruler pun name

Seth the Egyptian god

is evil, as he puns with “attacker”, “disorder”, “lead astray”

🏷 Egyptian divine name hidden ruler pun name

Tanit

is a tiny figurine and also a carnivore, because she puns with all her symbols

🏷 Semitic divine name pun name

Thoth

puns with “downward”, “hidden”, “humiliation”, “instead of”

🏷 Egyptian divine name name

Yahweh

means “I am”, but also puns with “hidden”, and other attributes of Yahweh

🏷 Bible name divine name hidden ruler pun name