nathanandersonart:

Kicking off my project with the letter A! Going to be putting together a series of 26 mythological/folkloric/cryptid creatures and characters for each letter of the alphabet. All REBLOGS and LIKES are appreciated!

Name: Ammit, Ammut, Ahemait.
Area of Origin: Egypt

With a name meaning ‘Devourer’ or ‘Soul-Eater’, Ammit was a female demon from ancient Egypt. The beast was comprised of the head of a crocodile, the frontal half of a lion, and the back-end of a hippo; the three largest man-eaters known to the Egyptians. Ammit lived near the scales of justice in the Egyptian underworld. There, Anubis weighed the heart of a person against the feather of Ma'at, the goddess of truth. If the heart was deemed un-pure, Ammit would devour it and the person would be unfit to continue their journey towards immortality. The person’s soul would then be forever restless, likened to ‘dying a second time’.  

venicepearl:

Ammit was a female demon in ancient Egyptian religion with a body that was part lion,hippopotamus and crocodile—the three largest “man-eating” animals known to ancient Egyptians. A funerary deity, her titles included “Devourer of the Dead”, “Eater of Hearts”, and “Great of Death”.

keezee456:

Got that bad boy animated, It’s really choppy, and the coloring on Anubis and Ammut aren’t that great, BUT I LOVE THIS!!!

And since this was for class, I can now go back in later and edit it and make it work better! And seeing how this was my first time doing something like this, I’m happy ^~^ 

estoualem:

➥ Egyptian Mythology

Ammit  (“devourer” or “soul-eater”; also spelled Ammut or Ahemait) was a creature which dwelled in the Hall of Ma'at  - near the scales of justice in the Egyptian underworld - awaiting the judgement of the deceased that passed through there. The process of judgement involved the weighing of the deceased person’s heart against the feather of Ma'at. If the heart (the seat of the soul, according to the ancient Egyptians) was found to be heavy with sin and impurities and did not balance with the feather, Ammit would devour it, and the person undergoing judgement was not allowed to continue their voyage towards Osiris and immortality. Once Ammit swallowed the heart, the soul was believed to become restless forever; this was called “to die a second time”.  The goddess was depicted with the head of a crocodile, the forequarters of a lion, and the hindquarters of a hippopotamus.Ammit was not worshipped; instead she embodied all that the Egyptians feared, threatening to bind them to eternal restlessness if they did not follow the principle of Ma'at.

cervvo:

Ammit (/ˈæmɨt/; “devourer” or “soul-eater”; also spelled Ammut or Ahemait) was a female demon in ancient Egyptian religion with a body that was part lion, hippopotamus and crocodile—the three largest “man-eating” animals known to ancient Egyptians. A funerary deity, her titles included “Devourer of the Dead”, “Eater of Hearts”, and “Great of Death”.

Ammit lived near the scales of justice in Duat, the Egyptian underworld. In the Hall of Two Truths, Anubis weighed the heart of a person against the feather of Ma'at, the goddess of truth, which was depicted as an ostrich feather (the feather was often pictured in Ma'at’s headdress). If the heart was judged to be not pure, Ammit would devour it, and the person undergoing judgement was not allowed to continue their voyage towards Osiris and immortality. Once Ammit swallowed the heart, the soul was believed to become restless forever; this was called “to die a second time”. Ammit was also sometimes said to stand by a lake of fire. In some traditions, the unworthy hearts were cast into the fiery lake to be destroyed. Some scholars believe Ammit and the lake represent the same concept of destruction.

beautifultoastdream:

Whenever you feel lonely, always remember: Ammut has you on her mind. Constantly.

intaier:

Anubis and Ammit by raizy

littleredjackal:

anubis by folkensan69

beautifultoastdream:

Whenever you feel lonely, always remember: Ammut has you on her mind. Constantly.