Thoth x 4

Thoth is a powerful Egyptian god. Here are four lesser priests or are they?

Who is to say what a god can or can not do...such as making himself into four avatars to influence his followers four times as fast.

These four Thoth's and their baboons are plastic pieces from the Rise of Mologh that I pained in July.
 

Thoth the Recorder of Lives

Thoth the scribe of the gods, creator of magic, writing, laws, religion, science and the recorder of the results of the judgement of the dead souls attempting to enter Osiris' realm of  the Afterlife.

With the head of an Ibis or Baboon, his sacred animals, Thoth accomplished his duties with honesty and truth.

As one of the Major Egyptian Gods, he was critical to the maintenance of the Universe.

Thoth and his baboon are plastic pieces from the Rise of Mologh that I pained in July. They are part of a set of 4 that will be presented in a later post.

The Majestic Griffin

The Griffin, part lion part eagle all powerful creature in the war against evil.

Majestic, intelligent and a symbol of good, the Griffin has been a part of the myths of Ancient Egypt, Middle East and Europe for over 3000 years.

By the Middle Ages, the Griffin had become a favorite symbol of the heraldry of the nobility, and both the Christian and Islamic religions for its symbolism as sign of virtue as a guardian against evil.

 This Griffin is a plastic piece from Monolith, Mystic Battles that I painted for Tom in June.

Sobek the Powerful

Sobek the Powerful, Egyptian Crocodile God of the Nile-Leader of Armies. One of the greatest, and oldest of the Ancient Egyptian gods, Sobek was worshiped until Christianity replaced the old gods during the later Roman and early Eastern Roman Empires.

As ruler of the Nile River he was in control of the floods that brought fertile soils to grow the crops that made Egypt powerful. His fearful nature, as a crocodile, was balanced by the protection he provided from evil, and evil magic users.

         Sobek is a large plastic piece I painted from "The World of Smog, Rise of Moloch" game.

Riddle Me This

The Sphinx, the half woman-half lion with the wings of an eagle whose riddle was a definite life or death matter.

Those who failed to answer her questions were quickly devoured.

This is a Greek Sphinx,  Egyptian Sphinx's, in addition to a possible human head, often had animal heads such as a falcon or cat.

This sphinx is a plastic piece from Monolith, Mystic Battles.

Bewarned, the God Horus...He is Watching You

For thousands of years the majestic God Horus has watched over the Great Egyptian Kingdom.

This ancient statue of Horus has weathered the centuries with less color than once graced his vestige yet he continues his eternal guard.

Those who bring evil into his realm need to beware, Horus is all ways watching.

Horus is a 1980's heavy metal piece from Grenadier.  The Arab gunner to his left is a 28mm piece and gives a good idea of the size of Horus.

Ra Division Infantry

The infantry of the Pharaohs Ra Division stand ready to enforce the living gods will in the land of the Nile.

Defenders of the Land of the Nile, the Ra Division, but one of many of the Pharaohs mighty forces.

With heavy infantry to smash through the enemy and supported by archers and light infantry skirmishers, the Ra Division is a power force of the army of the Pharaoh.

These are all 25mm metal pieces cast in the 1970's by Minifig.

Pharaohs Heavy Infantry

 Ready to defend the rich lands of the Nile, the heavy infantry of the Pharoah marches forward.

With body armor, a large shield and a thrusting spearor blade weapon, these were the elite foot soldiers of the Egyptain Army three thousand years ago.

These are 1970's 25mm metal pieces from Minifig.

Bronze Age Firepower

Tenua, a young noble commands this force of Egypian Archers.

 Egypt was one of the Worlds first great empires and their archers were a major factor in the protection of their empire.

Armed with an early form of composite bow and bronze tipped arrows, the archers of the pharoahs were a deadly force when combined with the heavy troops and skirmishers thah made the bulk ot the empires infantry.

These 25mm metal pieces from Minifig were cast in the 1970's.

Skirmishers Egyptain Style

Emerging from the lush greenery of the Nile onto the desert sands, a unit of Egyptian skirmishers precede the main force of the Pharaoh's army.

By their very nature, skirmishers, were light armed and armored troops, here with shield and javelin, designed for fast deployment and harassment duties.  When the main infantry force arrived the skirmishers would often retire to protect the flanks of the slower more heavily armored forces.

These metal, 25mm pieces are some of the 1970's, designed figures from Minifig.