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- 1AmunThe God of Thebes, was usually
shown as human, but sometimes
as a ram or a goose. He was seen
as the greatest of all Egyptian gods.
- 2HathorThe horned cow goddess of love and
joy, was also deity of happiness, dance
and music. She was the wife of Horus. She was also seen as the divine mother of each king. - 3AnubisThe jackal-god of mummification,
assisted in the rites by which a dead man was admitted to the underworld. He holds the divine scepter carried
by kings and gods.
- 4Seththe Lord of Upper Egypt and the protector of the Pharaohs. He was associated with the desert and storms. He represented everything that threatened harmony in Egypt. He was the protector of the pharaoh’s.
- 5HorusThe falcon headed god, holds in
his right hand the ankh, a symbol of life.
The kings of Egypt associated themselves
with Horus, who was the son of Isis and
Osiris. He was well known as the protector of the ruler of Egypt. He was also known as the god of the sky.
- 6OsirisA god of the earth and vegetation, rebirth and flooding of the nile for the growth of grain. He looked like a white mummified man and with a white cone like headdress with feathers. He was also seen as the god that ensured existence in the afterlife.
- 7Sobeka crocodilegod, was worshiped in
cities that depended on
waters, such as the
oasis city of
Crocodilopolis, where
the reptiles were kept
in pools and adorned
with jewels.
- 8RaRa – the sun god of
Heliopolis, became a
state deity in the fifth
Dynasty. Some
traditions made him
the creator of men, and
the Egyptians called
themselves “the cattle
of Re.”
- 9Thothdepicted as an
ibis or a baboon, was the
god of wisdom and is
associated with the
moon; as the sun
vanished, Thoth tried to
dispel the darkness with
his light. He was also
seen as the god of
writing and knowledge.
- 10Ptaha local god of
Memphis, was the
patron of craftsmen.
Some legends say he
spoke the names of all
the things in the world
and thereby caused
them to spring into
existence. He was a
man wearing a tight
white coat and a staff.
- 11Isiswife and sister of
Osiris, was gifted with
great magical powers.
She had a headdress in
the shape of a throne.
She was the goddess
who exemplified a
good wife and mother.
A pair of cow horns
with a sun disk. Among
other good works, she
protected children –
which made her most
popular of Egyptian
goddesses.
- 12Minthe god of fertility
of both man and earth.
A dark skinned man in
the form of a mummy,
his right arm raised with
a flail pole. He was
sometimes seen as the
son of Isis. There was an
annual festival at Thebes
where the pharaoh
ofered Min the first ear
of corn that represented
the beginning of the
harvest.
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- Flashcards for Ancient Egypt Religion Gods and Goddesses. Reference for cards and definitions. Barthel, K., Wong, K. (n.d.). Ancient Egypt: An Integrated Unit Plan on Ancient Egypt for Grades 6/7 Social Studies. https://www.mervo.org/ourpages/auto/2019/2/13/32021889/Ancient%20Egypt.pdf
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