{"title":"Apedemak — The Lion God of Nubia","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhere Egypt had Horus the falcon, Nubia had Apedemak the lion — the war god of the Kingdom of Kush, depicted as a lion-headed man or a three-headed, four-armed divine warrior of terrifying power. Apedemak's temples at Naqa and Musawwarat es-Sufra in modern Sudan contain some of the finest relief carvings in the ancient world, showing the Nubian kings striding into battle under his protection. He was distinctly Nubian — not borrowed from Egypt, not derivative of any other tradition. Apedemak represents the independent theological creativity of a civilization that had its own gods, its own cosmology, and its own understanding of what divine protection looks like.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese signs carry the lion head of Apedemak, the multiple arms of divine war power, the Nubian temple relief, and the god who belonged to no one but Kush.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"apedemak-the-lion-god-of-nubia-heritage-metal-sign","title":"Apedemak — The Lion God of Nubia | Heritage Metal Sign","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhere Egypt had Horus the falcon, Nubia had Apedemak the lion — the war god depicted as a lion-headed man or three-headed, four-armed divine warrior. His temples at Naqa and Musawwarat es-Sufra contain some of the finest relief carvings in the ancient world. He was distinctly Nubian — not borrowed from Egypt, not derivative of any other tradition. He represents the independent theological creativity of a civilization that had its own gods and its own understanding of what divine protection looks like. The lion head, the multiple arms, the Nubian temple — in aluminum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePremium aluminum · weatherproof · UV-resistant ink · Pre-drilled mounting holes · Ships worldwide\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"AncestralCraft","offers":[{"title":"Small — 12\" × 8\"","offer_id":47230316380331,"sku":"AC-APED136-S","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium — 17\" × 11\"","offer_id":47230317854891,"sku":"AC-APED136-M","price":54.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large — 24\" × 16\"","offer_id":47230317887659,"sku":"AC-APED136-L","price":79.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]}],"url":"https:\/\/ancestralcraft.com\/collections\/apedemak-the-lion-god-of-nubia.oembed","provider":"Ancestral Craft","version":"1.0","type":"link"}