Khnum
Khnum
Khnum's the master craftsman of ancient Egypt. With his amazing skills at pottery that allowed him to create humankind from clay, the entire human race loves him. He's an unusual fellow—he's got a ram's head, after all—but he's a loving and loyal member of the Egyptian pantheon. As a builder and a water god, he can be found all over Egypt, hanging out with everyone from pyramid builders to sailors.
Basic Information
| Name | Khnum |
| Nickname | K-Town, Lord of the Cataract |
| Sex | Male |
| Current city | I have houses (temples) across Egypt. My main mansions are in Esna and Aswan. |
Work & Education
| Occupation | Potter, shaper of mankind, god of water and the inundation |
| Education | I took pottery classes with the gods. |
Beliefs
| Political views | I support Ra as king of the gods. |
Family & Friends (& Enemies)
| Parents | I've been a loner from birth, so I never knew my parents. |
| Siblings | Ditto for siblings. |
| Children | Sometimes, people say the sun god Ra is my son with my wife Neith, but how could one goddess have given birth to the entire sun? |
| Friends | The pyramid-builders—we all like building stuff. |
| Enemies | The sun dries all the water up—it sucks. |
Relationships
| Relationship status | My wife depends on where I'm worshipped. At Esna, my boo is Neith; elsewhere, my spouse is Heqat. At Aswan, I'm associated with two lovely ladies—Satis and Anukis. |
| Interested in | Goddesses. All of them. |
Favorites
| Quotations | "I thought clay must feel happy in the good potter's hand." – Janet Fitch, White Oleander "I was like, 'I want to sail down the Nile, I want to see the temples, the tombs and the pyramids. I want to be moved, I want to see something I've never seen before.' And it turned out to be the best choice that I've ever made." – Alicia Keys "In order to be an immaculate member of a flock of sheep, one must above all be a sheep oneself." – Albert Einstein "There are only three things women need in life: food, water, and compliments." – Chris Rock |
| Books | Animal Farm by George Orwell (I wasn't a huge fan of the sheep in this book.) Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell (I'm lucky the islands in the Nile are more populated than this one.) "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain (I bet this frog came from the Nile.) The Prince by Machiavelli (I think each pharaoh reminds me of Mach's prince.) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling (I love his name. I'm his cousin "Khnum Potter.") All My Sons by Arthur Miller (I give health to each newborn child I craft. I can't say Joe Keller did the best for his kids, like I did.) Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (I don't mind it when elephants take a drink from the Nile while I'm working.) Persuasion by Jane Austen A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway |
| Music | Elephant Gun by Beirut (I never used one of these on the elephants in the Nile.) Welcome to the Jungle by Guns 'n' Roses Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper (The females I craft on my wheel always wanna dance.) Losing My Religion by R.E.M. (The Egyptians had better not lose their religion—or else I'm out of a temple.) 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton (I work 40-hour weeks doing my job.) (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding (I like sitting at docks on the Nile.) Waist Deep in the Big Muddy by Pete Seeger (I know this feeling. Every day.) Crazy by Patsy Cline |
| Movies | The Mummy (I can tell you firsthand that this movie is accurate.) Black Sheep (I hope this never happens to me… either my ram half or human half.) The River Ghost (I love the pottery scene. Although, come on, who doesn't?) Creation (I don't agree with Darwin on creation… I created humans.) Death on the Nile Clay Pigeons (I prefer to make people, not pigeons, out of clay.) Fertile Ground (The Nile's pretty fertile ground for creation.) |
| TV Shows | The New Normal (As a god of fertility, I helped them get the right surrogate mom.) Out of Egypt (Why would anyone want to leave Egypt?) Shaun the Sheep (This is my little cousin.) |
Activities & Interests
| Likes | Pottery classes Pyramid schemes Creative writing Herding sheep Water sports |
| Activities | Helping Ra get across the sky in his solar boat Watching the Nile flood Mudslinging Meeting new goddesses Rolling in the dirt |
| Interests | Potamology (study of rivers) Ceramics Sheep psychology Reproductive rights Construction technologies |
| Groups | Shaun the Sheep Pottery Collector Construction Networking Egypt: Mystical, Magical, Multidimensional |