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The two are not excusive; Khnum was a god of the waters of the Nile which brought life in the form of vegetation; but also waters mixed with mud made clay which the ancient Egyptians might use to form animals or people and knew that if they could do this, so too could a god might make their bodies in turn.

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Q: Why did khnum change from the water god to the pottery god?
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