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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Djehuti: [QB] ^ The Egyptians too had symbolic colors and there were 6 of them: black (kem): the color of the ultimate, the divine, regeneration and renewal, it was associated with a myriad if not all gods. blue (irtiu): the color of the sky, of invisibility and omnipotence hence it was associated with Amun. gold or yellow (kenit): the color of the sun of the divine skin or cloth of the gods, it is associated with Het-her (Hathor) who is called the 'Golden Lady' and Egyptian women were traditionally painted yellow perhaps in association with their epithet as "daughters of Hathor". green (wadj): the color of vegetation and fertile land, it was associated with Ausar (Osiris) who was an agricultural god. white/ivory (hedj): symbolized purity and is associated with the moon and lunar deities like Ayah or Djehuti. red (desher): the color of the desert, of blood, and of calamity or wickedness, it was associated with the foreigners and the god Set. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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