Gengen Wer – Goose God Who Guarded The Celestial Egg Containing The Life Force In Egyptian Beliefs

A. Sutherland  – AncientPages.com – A primeval goose is closely related to some ancient Egyptian gods. One of them is Gengen-Wer, a primeval Egyptian goose god who symbolizes a force of creative energy. Related to very ancient creation myths, this god is long forgotten by the Egyptians, but once, he was a famous and admired divine figure.

His manifestation of the power of creation was expressed by carrying the egg from all life emerged. The god’s name originates from “honker” (gengen) and “great” (wer), so he is Gengen-Wer or also called “Cackler.”

The goose was closely associated with the earth god Geb who was often called the “great cackler”.

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