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Egyptian Gods A-Z

The Ancient Egyptians worshipped many gods. Some were more important than others. Some were regional gods. Some gods had more than one name. Pretty confusing to us, but the ancient Egyptians kept it all straight.

Aker- genie earth's form of double sphinx

Neith-represented with a bow and arrow

Amun-god of Thebes name is meaning " the hidden one"

Nekhbet-vulture goddess protectress of northern kingship

Anubis-god with dog head charged with embalming Osiris.

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Nekheb- kau-primordial serpent who was a nun

Apis-initiatlly partnered with the king later partner with god Ptah

Nemty- ferryman in charge of moving them from one riverbank to another

Apophis-huge snake attacked sun-god every day

Nephthys-joined Isis in her misfortune

Atum-creator-god worshiped at Heliopolis

Nun-offers a refuge Nun facing right

Bastet-cat goddess of Bubastis

Nut-goddess of the sea

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Creator-god-creator of the world wakened life in depths of Primeval Ocean

Ophois-dog god name means "he who opens the roads"

Geb-god of the earth, brother of Nut goddess of the sky

Osiris- god of the dead

 

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Hapy-stood for the Nile indundation a genie

Ptah- creator god

 

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Harpokrates-end of the New Kingdom and onward

Sakhmet- lioness godess

Harsiese-son of Isis he incamates triumph youth

Sechat- she helps the kings during the building of temples

Hathor-sky goddess often represented as a cow

Selkis- scorpion goddess who has a scary sting

Heka-above all the life force

Seth- killed hisself to be royal

Heket-frog-dess at side of Khnumgod

Shentayit- cow goddess name means "the widow"

Horus-created after the death of his father

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Shu- he lets the sun shine

Hu-creative voice, confers existence on all that he names

Sobek- lord of the water

 

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Isis-sister and wife of Osiris dificult conditions raising son

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Sokaris- squeased his body into a cast

Khenty-Imentiu-ancient god of the dead

Tatenen- name means "the earth that rises"

Khepri-newborn sun coming into being

Tefnut- stands for the solar eye

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Khnum-god with goat head, rich potter wheel

Thoth- bird-headed moon god

Maat-girl god standing for integrity and equilibruim

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Wadjet- she protects the king in the north She is a snake with the sun on her head.

 

 

Pictured below

Min-ancient fertility god

Montu-falcon god especially venerated

Mut-mother writen hieroglyph for vulture