Ptah Syllabification: (Ptah)Pronunciation: /tä/ Egyptian MythologyDefinition of Ptah an ancient deity of Memphis, creator of the universe, god of artisans, and husband of Sekhmet. He became one of the chief deities of Egypt, and was identified by the Greeks with Hephaestus. Ptah in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Ptah in the British & World English dictionary