History YMMV / EgyptianMythology

** Bastet was a relatively minor goddess back in the day, but she's ''very'' popular today thanks to the FurryFandom and the internet's love for cats.

** Anubis was the god of the dead, but him being depicted as a jackal made him popular to the FurryFandom. And then the internet happened.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The Egyptians themselves largely had this reaction to Akhenaten's experiment with Atenist monotheism and its associated artistic innovations. Research suggests Akhenaten had good reason for his decisions (beyond personal piety) rooted in the social and political conditions of his empire, that the Eighteenth Dynasty had started to raise Aten's profile before Akhenaten took the throne (his father, Amenhotep III, had made a few dedications to the previously-minor god) and that his reforms had some lasting impact (mostly to do with art, but the experiment also left some nasty political/dynastic consequences that led to the end of the Eighteenth Dynasty). However, at the time Egyptians appear to have felt that this new religion came from nowhere, was weird, and then left without leaving a significant trace.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The Egyptians themselves largely had this reaction to Akhenaten's experiment with Atenist monotheism and its associated artistic innovations. Research suggests Akhenaten had good reason for his decisions (beyond personal piety) rooted in the social and political conditions of his empire, and that his reforms had some lasting impact, but certainly at the time Egyptians appear to have felt that this new religion came from nowhere, was weird, and then left without leaving a significant trace.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The Egyptians themselves largely had this reaction to Akhenaten's experiment with Atenist monotheism and its associated artistic innovations. Research suggests Akhenaten had good reason for his decisions (beyond personal piety) and had some lasting impact, but certainly at the time Egyptians appear to have felt that this new religion came from nowhere, was weird, and then left without leaving a significant trace.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The Egyptians themselves largely had this reaction to Akhenaten's experiment with Atenist monotheism and its associated artistic innovations. Research suggests Akhenaten had good reason for his decisions (beyond personal piety) and had some lasting impact, but the generations immediately following him professed that he came out of nowhere and had no effect on Egyptian society or religion at all.

* CompleteMonster: [[GodOfEvil Apep]], more widely known in the West by his Greek name, Apophis, was the Egyptian god of chaos, darkness, and destruction. Residing in the Underworld, Apophis [[ScaledUp took the form of a colossal snake]], and every night, would attempt to devour the [[BigGood sun god Ra]], as he made his way through the land of the dead, hoping to leave the world without light or life. During the day, while Ra was in the sky, Apophis would feed on those dead souls who were not properly protected against him, [[CessationOfExistence leading to their complete obliteration]]. His motives for doing so were that, as a primordial being associated with the [[DarkIsEvil dark]], he hated the fact that there was a sun, or life on earth, and aimed to go back to the way things used to be. He was also the leader of armies of demons, and sought to subvert mortal confederates into aiding his [[OmnicidalManiac nihilistic agenda]]. Reviled by all the other deities, [[EvenEvilHasStandards including Set]] (who eventually took on the role of GodOfEvil), and [[ZeroPercentApprovalRating universally loathed in Egypt]], Apophis was the only god to have the distinction of never being prayed to. Instead, temples and ceremonies were set up to pray against him.

* CompleteMonster: [[GodOfEvil Apep]], more widely known in the West by his Greek name, Apophis, was the Egyptian god of chaos, darkness, and destruction. Residing in the Underworld, Apophis [[ScaledUp took the form of a colossal snake]], and every night, would attempt to devour the [[BigGood sun god Ra]], as he made his way through the land of the dead, hoping to leave the world without light or life. During the day, while Ra was in the sky, Apophis would feed on those dead souls who were not properly protected against him, [[CessationOfExistence leading to their complete obliteration]]. His motives for doing so were that, as a primordial being associated with the [[DarkIsEvil dark]], he hated the fact that there was a sun, or life on earth, and aimed to go back to the way things used to be. He was also the leader of armies of demons, and sought to subvert mortal confederates into aiding his [[OmnicidalManiac nihilistic agenda]]. Reviled by all the other deities, [[EvenEvilHasStandards including Set]] (who eventually took on the role of GodOfEvil), and universally loathed in Egypt, Apophis was the only god to have the distinction of never being prayed to. Instead, temples and ceremonies were set up to pray against him.

** Anubis, in more modern times. For the common layman he may be the only Egyptian god they can name. Even though, while he was always among the major gods in ancient Egypt, he was by no means the most widely worshiped.

** Bastet was a relatively minor goddess back in the day, but she's ''very'' popular today tHanks to the FurryFandom and the internet's love for cats.

* CompleteMonster: [[GodOfEvil Apep]], more widely known in the West by his Greek name, Apophis, was the Egyptian god of chaos, darkness, and destruction. Residing in the Underworld, Apophis took the form of a colossal snake, and every night, would attempt to devour the [[BigGood sun god Ra]], as he made his way through the land of the dead, hoping to leave the world without light or life. During the day, while Ra was in the sky, Apophis would feed on those dead souls who were not properly protected against him, [[CessationOfExistence leading to their complete obliteration]]. His motives for doing so were that, as a primordial being associated with the [[DarkIsEvil dark]], he hated the fact that there was a sun, or life on earth, and aimed to go back to the way things used to be. He was also the leader of armies of demons, and sought to subvert mortal confederates into aiding his [[OmnicidalManiac nihilistic agenda]]. Reviled by all the other deities, [[EvenEvilHasStandards including Set]] (who eventually took on the role of GodOfEvil), and universally loathed in Egypt, Apophis was the only god to have the distinction of never being prayed to. Instead, temples and ceremonies were set up to pray against him.

* CompleteMonster: [[GodOfEvil Apep]], more widely known in the West by his Greek name, Apophis, was the Egyptian god of chaos, darkness, and destruction. Residing in the Underworld, Apophis took the form of a colossal snake, and every night, would attempt to devour the [[BigGood sun god Ra]], as he made his way through the land of the dead, hoping to leave the world without light or life. During the day, while Ra was in the sky, Apophis would feed on those dead souls who were not properly protected against him, [[CessationOfExistence leading to their complete obliteration]]. His motives for doing so were that, as a primordial being associated with the [[DarkIsEvil dark]], he hated the fact that there was a sun, or life on earth, and aimed to go back to the way things used to be. He was also the leader of armies of demons, and sought to subvert mortal confederates into aiding his [[OmnicidalManiac nihilistic agenda]]. Reviled by all the other deities, including Set (who eventually took on the role of GodOfEvil), and universally loathed in Egypt, Apophis was the only god to have the distinction of never being prayed to. Instead, temples and ceremonies were set up to pray against him.

** Bastet was a relatively minor goddess back in the day, but she's ''very'' popular today tanks to the FurryFandom and the internet that loves cats.

* UglyCute: Bes.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Anubis, in more modern times. For the common layman he may be the only Egyptian god they can name. Even though, while he was always among the major gods in ancient Egypt, he was by no means the most widely worshiped.

* CompleteMonster: [[UltimateEvil Apep]], more widely known in the West by his Greek name, Apophis, was the Egyptian GodOfEvil, and was associated with darkness, chaos, and destruction. Residing in the Underworld, Apophis took the form of a colossal snake, and every night, would attempt to devour the [[BigGood sun god Ra]], as he made his way through the land of the dead, hoping to leave the world without light or life. During the day, while Ra was in the sky, Apophis would feed on those dead souls who were not properly protected against him, [[CessationOfExistence leading to their complete obliteration]]. His motives for doing so were that, as a primordial being associated with the [[DarkIsEvil dark]], he hated the fact that there was a sun, or life on earth, and aimed to go back to the way things used to be. He was also the leader of armies of demons, and sought to subvert mortal confederates into aiding his [[OmnicidalManiac nihilistic agenda]]. Reviled by all the other deities, including Set (who eventually took on the role of GodOfEvil), and universally loathed in Egypt, Apophis was the only god to have the distinction of never being prayed to. Instead, temples and ceremonies were set up to pray against him.

* CompleteMonster: Apep, more widely known in the West by his Greek name, Apophis, was the Egyptian GodOfEvil, and was associated with darkness, chaos, and destruction. Residing in the Underworld, Apophis took the form of a colossal snake, and every night, would attempt to devour the [[BigGood sun god Ra]], as he made his way through the land of the dead, hoping to leave the world without light or life. During the day, while Ra was in the sky, Apophis would feed on those dead souls who were not properly protected against him, [[CessationOfExistence leading to their complete obliteration]]. His motives for doing so were that, as a primordial being associated with the [[DarkIsEvil dark]], he hated the fact that there was a sun, or life on earth, and aimed to go back to the way things used to be. He was also the leader of armies of demons, and sought to subvert mortal confederates into aiding his [[OmnicidalManiac nihilistic agenda]]. Reviled by all the other deities, including Set (who eventually took on the role of GodOfEvil), and universally loathed in Egypt, Apophis was the only god to have the distinction of never being prayed to. Instead, temples and ceremonies were set up to pray against him.

* FoeYay: In the original version of the myth, Set asserts his dominance over Horus by seducing him, getting him drunk, and then [[MurderersAreRapists raping]] [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil him]]. Egyptian attitudes to this story varied ''wildly'', some using it as a justification for homophobia (since clearly only a DepravedHomosexual would do such a thing), and others telling a different version where Horus is [[HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday totally not gay]] [[RapeAndSwitch from the experience]] because he actually received Set's semen in his hands and not in his...you know.
** And then there's the addition that Horus put some of his own semen on some of Set's favorite vegetables and invited him over for a snack. When Set tried to tell the other gods about last night's events, Horus told him to prove it by "calling" their respective ejaculate. Set's answered from wherever Horus wiped his hand off, and Horus's answered from Set's stomach.

* CompleteMonster: Apep.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Anubis, in more modern times. For the common layman he may be the only Egyptian god they can name. This is despite the fact that although he was always among the major gods in ancient Egypt he was by no means the most widely worshipped.