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| Necronom IV's bulbous shoulder |
f. i) The Lion God Aker: The hieroglyph for the horizon guarded by Aker or Ruti, the god in the
form of two lions (yesterday and tomorrow) believed to guard the eastern
and western horizons as the points where the sun touches the
twin-peaked mountain top of the earth where it leaves and re-enters the
underworld. (source Wikipedia) They have the similar bulbous shoulders to that of the Necronom.
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| Aker or Ruti, the god in the form of two lions |
f. ii) The ferocious Ammit: Here on the
right is an image of a demon like goddess Ammit, usually found in the
Egyptian Book of the Dead, it usually has a crocodiles head, a
hippos hind-quarter and a lion's forebody and forelegs with a shoulder
as noticeably bulbous as the Necronom's.
The ancient Egyptian goddess Ammit (also known as Ammut and Ahemait) was
the personification of divine retribution. She sat beside the scales of
Ma'at ready
to devour the souls of those deemed unworthy. Those unfortunate enough
to fail the test would suffer the feared second death, and have no
chance of the blissfull life of the field of reeds instead roaming
restlessly for eternity. Her name, is generally translated as "Devourer", but could also be the chilling "Bone Eater".
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| Ammit with wild cat's shoulders |
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