The statues of Egyptian gods Amun, Mut, and Khonsu may have been worn as amulets. Despite their hierarchical society ... thought to have “apotropaic” powers, or powers to ward off evil.

It is a three-foot high stone containing hieroglyphs, everyday ancient Egyptian ... their gods and royal people in an oval shape called a cartouche. The oval shape represents a rope with special ...

The three gods were a family: Amun was the chief god of Thebes, his wife Mut was a mother goddess, and their son Khonsu was ... Egyptians to contain healing powers and which were also symbols ...