Norse
Ymir
first giant, raw material of the world
Ptah
Egyptian tradition. See the whole pantheon.
- Domains
- craftsmen, creation by speech
- Symbols and attributes
- Mummiform figure; skullcap; was-sceptre
- Partner
- Sekhmet
Key myth
The patron god of Memphis. The Memphite Theology, preserved on the Shabaka Stone, says that Ptah conceived the gods in his heart and spoke them into existence.
Place in the family graph
More traditions
Elsewhere in the world
Deities in other traditions who share a theme with Ptah: craft, smiths and making, creation and first beings. This is overlap in one area only.