The
Seba is the representation of star in Egyptian religious
art. Patterned after the starfish, with five equidistant spokes, the seba
was a symbol of the constellations, or star-gods. Enclosed in a circle,
the seba represented the Duat, of otherworld, where the sun diappeared
each night, and to wehich the souls of the dead ascended after death. The
word seba means 'learning' or 'discipline' and is associated with doorways
and gates.
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Kemetic
Orthodox faith
The basic facts of Kemet, or Egyptian religious tradition, from your Alternative
Religions guide.
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