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About Egyptian Gods
Many people are confused on the idea that the egyptian gods were real and lived with the humans.
This is a common mistake. Unlike the Greek and Roman gods, Egyptian gods were only worshiped, they were not thought to be real to human touch.
They do not change into humans or other objects like the Greek gods, just are simply worshipped.
Egyptian List of Gods
Aker...The double lion god.
Amun...The hidden one.
Ammut...The devourer.
Anubis...The jackal.
Aten...Lord of all.
Bastet...The Tearer.
Geb...Great Cackler.
Hapi...Father of the gods.
Hathor...Mistress of heaven.
Horus...He who is above.
Isis...The throne.
Khepri...He who comes into existence.
Khnum...Lord of the cool waters.
Maat...The goddess of truth.
Min...Chief of Heaven.
Mut...Lady of Heaven.
Neith...Great Goddess.
Nephthys...Lady of the house.
Nut...The Sky.
Osiris...King of the dead.
Ptah...The Opener.
Ra...Father of the gods.
Sekhmet...Mighty One.
Seshat...Lady of the Library.
Seth...Lord of Upper Egypt.
Sobek...He who causes to be fertile.
Taurt...The great lady.
Thoth...The great measurer.
The Book of the Dead
The Egyptian Book of the Dead is a collection of chapters made up of magic
spells and formulas. It is illustrated and written on papyrus, the kind of paper egyptians used.
These spells and formulas were commissioned by the deceased before their death. Like
most products, these text came in different qualities. You could get the
finest quality papyrus money could buy, or you could purchase one "off the rack," where the blanks
in the scribe were filled out with your name. The Book of the Dead is a kind-of
deceased's guidebook to a happy afterlife. The text was read by the deceased
during their journey into the Underworld. It helped the deceased to over comb
obstacles and not lose their way on the journey to the underworld.
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