Stucco relief of Ptah with staff and ankh and djed.

The two Ba are also identified as the twin gods Shu and Tefnut and are associated with the djed pillar of Memphis.

The djed came to be associated with Seker, the falcon god of the Memphite necropolis, then with Ptah, the Memphite patron god of craftsmen.

By the time of the New Kingdom, the djed was firmly associated with Osiris.

" The djed hieroglyph is often found together with the tyet ( also known as Isis knot ) hieroglyph, which is translated as life or welfare.

The tyet hieroglyph may have become associated with Isis because of its frequent pairing with the djed.

Ceremonies in Memphis are described where the pharaoh, with the help of the priests, raised a wooden djed column using ropes.

At the Osiris Temple in Abydos, these re-enactments are described as involving hundreds of priests and priestesses in the roles of the gods and goddesses, with 34 papyrus boats carrying the gods, a sculpture of Osiris inside an elaborate chest, 365 ornamental lamps, incense, and dozens of djed amulets.

Additionally, the sacred tree and the Assyrian winged disk, which are generally depicted separately, are combined in certain designs, similar to the djed pillar which is sometimes surmounted with a solar disk.

Busiris is the Greek name of a place in Egypt, which in Egyptian, was named djed ( also spelt djedu ).

The djed, a type of pillar, was usually understood as the backbone of Osiris, and, at the same time, as the Nile, the backbone of Egypt.

Erich Neumann remarks that the djed pillar is a tree fetish, which is significant considering that Egypt was primarily treeless.

This aspect of Osiris was referred to as Banebdjedet, which is grammatically feminine ( also spelt " Banebded " or " Banebdjed "), literally " the ba of the lord of the djed, which roughly means The soul of the lord of the pillar of stability.

During Khoiak the djed pillar, an emblem of Osiris, was ritually raised into an upright position, symbolizing Osiris ' restoration.

In particular, it was the Ba of Osiris, known as Banebjed ( literally meaning Ba of the lord of the djed, referring to Osiris ), which was said to have married Hatmehit.

Historically, the deity that was venerated at Egyptian Mendes was a ram deity Banebdjed ( literally Ba of the lord of djed, and titled " the Lord of Mendes "), who was the soul of Osiris.

The djed ( in English ) symbol is one of the more ancient and commonly found symbols in Egyptian mythology.

This pillar came to be known as the pillar of djed.

The djed may originally have been a fertility cult related pillar made from reeds or sheaves or a totem from which sheaves of grain were suspended or grain was piled around.

Ptah was often referred to as " the noble djed ", and carried a scepter that was a combination of the djed symbol and the ankh, the symbol of life.

The djed hieroglyph was a pillar-like symbol that represented stability.

The djed and the tiet used together may depict the duality of life.

The djed pillar was an important part of the ceremony called ' raising the djed ,' which was a part of the celebrations of Heb Sed, the Egyptian pharaoh's jubilee celebrations.

The act of raising the djed has been explained as representing Osiris's triumph over Set.

Further celebrations surrounding the raising of the djed are described in a relief in Amenhotep III's Luxor Temple.

In the tomb in the temple, the scene shows the raising of the djed pillar taking placing in the morning of Amenhotep III's third Heb-Sed, which took place in his thirty seventh regnal year.

Most of the Scoobies remain somewhat wary of him right up until the series finale, when he fights side by side with them and, with help from an amulet given by Angel, sacrifices himself to save the world.

This novel focuses on four children living in London who discover a magic amulet, their father is away and their mother is ill, as is the case with Digory.

Since Barks never actually said that it was because of the coin that Scrooge was the richest duck in the world, Don Rosa, after various informations exchange with Barks, for a faithful production of Life and Times Of Scrooge McDuck, clarified that The Number One Dime is not actually an amulet, and that this vision was just a myth.

Consequently, a woman who wanted children sometimes wore an amulet showing the goddess with kittens, the number of which indicated her own desired number of children.

upper garment appears the suggestion of an amulet, which Stella Kramrisch associated with Visnu's cognizance, the Kaustubha jewel.

In return for imprisoning the Harpies, Phineas gives Jason directions and presents him with an amulet.

If the bird makes it through, he tells them to row with all their might and Athena gave the Argo the extra push needed to clear them, " the Argo darted from the rocks like a flying arrow ", whereas in the film he gives Jason an amulet.

The Ekeko is depicted as a man with a mustache wearing traditional Andean clothes ( especially the poncho ) and completely loaded with bags and baskets with grain and food, ( compare with the cornucopia of some Greco-Roman deities ), household objects, and currency bills, and basically anything that a person is thought to want or need to have a comfortable and prosperous life ; he is commonly found as a little statue to be put in some place of the house, preferably a comfortable one, but also as an amulet attached to key rings ; modern statues of the god include a circular opening in his mouth in which to place a cigarette for Ekeko's pleasure.

In Ancient Greece, the harvest wreath was a sacred amulet, using wheat or other harvested plants, woven together with red and white wool thread.

Although it seems to constitute an identification with the demon, it was actually considered a protective amulet with the power to command this entity not to harm people or their possessions.

Each of these women is rattling a Hathor sistrum, a musical instrument for percussion with a U-shaped handle and frame seen as resembling the face and horns of the cow goddess Hathor, while holding a menat, a protective amulet associated with Hathor, in the other hand.

: Or with a wand or amulet

After learning about the dark side from Nadd, Kun destroyed him with a dark side amulet.

As a result, Raven leaves each Titan with an amulet that can be used to cleanse any evil influence from her body.

A is a Japanese amulet, particularly associated with the town of Takayama in Gifu Prefecture.

Neolithic clay amulet ( retouched ), part of the Tărtăria tablets set, dated to 5500-5300 BC and associated with the Turdaş-Vinča culture.

Neolithic clay amulet ( retouched ), part of the Tărtăria tablets set, dated to 5500-5300 BC and associated with the Turdaş-Vinča culture.

For example, the game's magic amulet, which occasionally did unpredictable things like turn a player into a high-powered Lizard Man, could be set to do so with every use, progressively increasing the player's strength to the point of virtual indestructibility.