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The Feather of Truth is a feather used in the Hall of Judgment in the Land of the Dead to determine if souls of the deceased are worthy for the afterlife. If your soul weighs more than it does, you are unworthy, and Ammit the Devourer eats your soul. If you lie or act untruthfully while in possession of the Feather it will burn you up. Mortals are not allowed to possess the feather.

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  • Feather of Truth
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  • The Feather of Truth is a feather used in the Hall of Judgment in the Land of the Dead to determine if souls of the deceased are worthy for the afterlife. If your soul weighs more than it does, you are unworthy, and Ammit the Devourer eats your soul. If you lie or act untruthfully while in possession of the Feather it will burn you up. Mortals are not allowed to possess the feather.
  • The Feather of Truth is based on the ostrich feather that represented the goddess Ma'at in Egyptian mythology. Anubis or Osiris would judge the weight of "truth" on the Great Scales of Truth placing the heart of a soul against the ostrich feather of Ma'at in the Hall of Two Truths to judge if the soul was worthy to continue on into the afterlife.
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  • The Feather of Truth is a feather used in the Hall of Judgment in the Land of the Dead to determine if souls of the deceased are worthy for the afterlife. If your soul weighs more than it does, you are unworthy, and Ammit the Devourer eats your soul. If you lie or act untruthfully while in possession of the Feather it will burn you up. Mortals are not allowed to possess the feather.
  • The Feather of Truth is based on the ostrich feather that represented the goddess Ma'at in Egyptian mythology. Anubis or Osiris would judge the weight of "truth" on the Great Scales of Truth placing the heart of a soul against the ostrich feather of Ma'at in the Hall of Two Truths to judge if the soul was worthy to continue on into the afterlife.
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