List of mythical creatures in Egyptian mythology

Last updated June 12, 2025

Abtu - A sacred fish.
Akhekh - A winged hybrid and bird and oryx.^[1]
Anat – A sacred fish.
Axex – A kind of griffin.
Apshait – A flesh-eating beetle mentioned in the Book of the Dead.
Medjed – A sacred Elephantfish that ate the penis of Osiris.
Sak – A monster with the head of a hawk, the body of a lion, hindquarters of a horse, numerous triangular mammaries, and the tail as a fully bloomed lotus.^[2]
Serpopard
Sha – The Set Animal.
Sphinx
- Androsphinx
- Criosphinx
- Hieracosphinx
Uraeus – sacred cobra symbol.

References

↑ abookofcreatures (2021-02-01). "Akhekh". A Book of Creatures. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
↑ "10. Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians", Sir Gardner Wilkinson and His Circle, University of Texas Press, pp. 141–159, 1992-12-31, retrieved 2025-05-08

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[:0-1] reatures (2021-02-01). "Akhekh". A Book of Creatures. Retrieved 2023-11-28.

[2] "10. Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians", Sir Gardner Wilkinson and His Circle, University of Texas Press, pp. 141–159, 1992-12-31, retrieved 2025-05-08

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