By D. Bent

AMUNAMUN• THE MAJOR DIETY IN THE MAJOR DIETY IN

THE CITY OF THE CITY OF THEBESTHEBES..• HIS TEMPLE AT HIS TEMPLE AT

KARNAK IS THE KARNAK IS THE LARGEST LARGEST RELIGIOUS RELIGIOUS STRUCTURE STRUCTURE EVEREVER BUILT!BUILT!

• THOUGHT TO BE THE THOUGHT TO BE THE SOURCE OF SOURCE OF ALL LIFEALL LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE.IN THE UNIVERSE.

ANUBISANUBIS• SHOWN AS A SHOWN AS A

JACKAL-HEADEDJACKAL-HEADED MAN.MAN.

• GOD OF GOD OF EMBALMING EMBALMING (MUMMIFICATION).(MUMMIFICATION).

• EMBALMED OSIRIS, EMBALMED OSIRIS, HELPING HIM TO HELPING HIM TO “LIVE AGAIN.”“LIVE AGAIN.”

ATENATEN• GOD OF THE GOD OF THE SUNSUN..

• FIRST RECOGNIZED FIRST RECOGNIZED DURING THE DURING THE MIDDLE KINGDOM.MIDDLE KINGDOM.

• MADE POPULAR MADE POPULAR UNDER THE UNDER THE PHARAOH PHARAOH AMENHOTEP IVAMENHOTEP IV (A.K.A. (A.K.A. ANKHNATON).ANKHNATON).

BASTBAST• PROTECTOR PROTECTOR

OF OF CATSCATS & & THOSE WHO THOSE WHO CARED FOR CARED FOR THEM.THEM.

BASTBAST

GEBGEB• GOD OF THE GOD OF THE EARTHEARTH..• USUALLY SHOWN WITH USUALLY SHOWN WITH

BLACK OR GREEN BLACK OR GREEN SKIN, THE COLORS OF SKIN, THE COLORS OF LIVING THINGS & THE LIVING THINGS & THE FERTILE NILE SOIL. FERTILE NILE SOIL.

• THOUGHT TO HOLD THOUGHT TO HOLD WICKED SOULS WICKED SOULS IMPRISONED, IMPRISONED, PREVENTING THEM PREVENTING THEM FROM GOING INTO FROM GOING INTO HEAVEN.HEAVEN.

GEB

HAPIHAPI• GOD OF THE GOD OF THE NILENILE. .

• PROTECTOR OF PROTECTOR OF LUNGS IN THE LUNGS IN THE AFTERLIFE.AFTERLIFE.

• OFTEN SHOWN AS OFTEN SHOWN AS A MUMMIFIED A MUMMIFIED MAN WITH THE MAN WITH THE HEAD OF A HEAD OF A BABOON.BABOON.

HATHORHATHOR• GODDESS OF THE GODDESS OF THE

SKYSKY. .

• USUALLY SHOWN USUALLY SHOWN WITH A SOLAR WITH A SOLAR DISK FLANKED DISK FLANKED BY COW HORNS BY COW HORNS ON HER HEAD.ON HER HEAD.

• ALSO THE GODDESS ALSO THE GODDESS OF LOVE, DANCE, & OF LOVE, DANCE, & FOREIGN LANDS.FOREIGN LANDS.

HATHORHATHOR

HORUSHORUS• ONE OF THE MOST ONE OF THE MOST

IMPORTANT GODS IMPORTANT GODS OF ANCIENT OF ANCIENT EGYPT. EGYPT.

• GOD THAT GOD THAT REPRESENTED REPRESENTED PHARAOHSPHARAOHS ON ON EARTH.EARTH.

• EARLY GOD OF EARLY GOD OF UPPER EGYPT.UPPER EGYPT.

ISISISIS• GODDESS OF GODDESS OF

MARRIAGE, MARRIAGE, MOTHERHOOD, AND MOTHERHOOD, AND HEALINGHEALING..

• ARGUABLY THE MOST ARGUABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT GOD OF IMPORTANT GOD OF ANCIENT EGYPT.ANCIENT EGYPT.

• WAS BELIEVED TO BE WAS BELIEVED TO BE THE MOST POWERFUL THE MOST POWERFUL MAGICIAN IN THE MAGICIAN IN THE UNIVERSE!UNIVERSE!

MA’ATMA’AT• GODDESS OF GODDESS OF

TRUTHTRUTH AND AND JUSTICEJUSTICE..

• ALWAYS PRESENT ALWAYS PRESENT AT THE AT THE “JUDGEMENT OF “JUDGEMENT OF THE DEAD.”THE DEAD.”

• WIFE OF THOTH, WIFE OF THOTH, DAUGHTER OF RA.DAUGHTER OF RA.

NUTNUT• ANOTHER ANOTHER

GODDESS OF THE GODDESS OF THE SKYSKY..

• OFTEN SHOWN AS OFTEN SHOWN AS A WOMEN WITH A WOMEN WITH BLUE SKIN AND A BLUE SKIN AND A BODY COVERED BODY COVERED WITH STARS.WITH STARS.

NUT

OSIRISOSIRIS• GOD OF THE GOD OF THE DEADDEAD

AND THE AND THE AFTERLIFEAFTERLIFE..

• BY THE MIDDLE BY THE MIDDLE KINGDOM HE MAY KINGDOM HE MAY HAVE BEEN THE HAVE BEEN THE MOST WORSHIPPED MOST WORSHIPPED GOD IN EGYPT.GOD IN EGYPT.

• HE REMAINED HE REMAINED POPULAR, EVEN POPULAR, EVEN LONG AFTER EGYPT LONG AFTER EGYPT WAS CONQUERED BY WAS CONQUERED BY THE ROMANS!THE ROMANS!

PTAHPTAH• WORSHIPPED IN WORSHIPPED IN

MEMPHIS IN EARLY MEMPHIS IN EARLY EGYPT, HE WAS SEEN EGYPT, HE WAS SEEN AS ONE OF THE AS ONE OF THE CREATORS OF THE CREATORS OF THE UNIVERSE.UNIVERSE.

• DEPICTED AS A DEPICTED AS A BEARDED MAN, BEARDED MAN, SHROUDED LIKE A SHROUDED LIKE A MUMMY.MUMMY.

RARA• GOD OF THE GOD OF THE SUNSUN AND AND

CREATORCREATOR GOD. GOD.

• USUALLY SHOWN AS A USUALLY SHOWN AS A HAWK-HEADED MAN HAWK-HEADED MAN OR AS A HAWK.OR AS A HAWK.

• OFTEN SHOWN IN A OFTEN SHOWN IN A BOAT IN ORDER TO BOAT IN ORDER TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE TRAVEL THROUGH THE WATERS OF HEAVEN WATERS OF HEAVEN AND THE AND THE UNDERWORLD.UNDERWORLD.

SETSET• PROTECTED PROTECTED

EGYPT FROM EGYPT FROM FOREIGN FOREIGN INVADERS.INVADERS.

• BROTHER AND BROTHER AND MURDERER OF MURDERER OF OSIRIS.OSIRIS.

• WAS CAST OUT OF WAS CAST OUT OF EGYPT BY OSIRIS’ EGYPT BY OSIRIS’ SON, HORUS.SON, HORUS.

THOTHTHOTH• GOD OF GOD OF WISDOMWISDOM..

• DEPICTED AS A DEPICTED AS A MAN WITH THE MAN WITH THE HEAD OF AN IBIS.HEAD OF AN IBIS.

• CARRIED A PEN & CARRIED A PEN & SCROLL ON WHICH SCROLL ON WHICH HE RECORDED HE RECORDED “ALL THINGS.”“ALL THINGS.”

• MESSENGERMESSENGER OF OF THE GODS.THE GODS.