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Egyptian Gods & Goddess
Jo Miller
Ra / Re / Amen-Ra
King of the Gods Sun god Falcon head with a sun on top. Sometimes seen as the creator of men
(Egyptians called themselves "the cattle of Ra”) Since heaven and the underworld have water,
Ra uses a boat (Madjet (“strong”) while rising and Semektet ("becoming weak") when setting. He often has help from other gods to successfully navigate his boat.
He constantly had to fight monsters (Sebau, Nak, and Apep)
The phoenix is one of his symbols
Osiris God of the earth and vegetation Symbolized the yearly drought and
flooding of the Nile. Gave Egypt civilization. Married his sister, Isis Osiris rules Egypt and he leaves Isis in
charge when he is gone Set and 72 conspirators kill him by
chopping him up into pieces Isis found almost all the pieces and put
him back together (making the missing part out of clay)
King of the afterlife Usually shown as a bearded,
mummified human with green skin and wearing the atef crown. His hands come out from the mummy wrappings and hold the flail and crook.
Horus God of the sky Falcon headed The Pharaoh was supposed to be his
earthly embodiment. Son of Osiris (after his resurrection) Set is always trying to hurt him Stunted from his waist down In art, he is often shown standing on
crocodiles His sons are born from Isis. Each take
care of the organs during the mummification process Duamutef (stomach) Imsety (liver) Hapi (lungs) Qebehsenuef (intestines)
Nephthys
Protective goddess of the dead
Wife of Seth Seduced her brother Osiris
(possibly getting him drunk or by looking like Isis) to get pregnant with Anubis
BFFF Isis
Isis
Isis was the sister/wife of Osiris Shown as a a woman wearing a
vulture head-dress and the solar disk between a pair of horns
Isis suckles the pharohs May be one of the judges of the
dead Has great magical powers Created the cobra and uses the
cobra bite to make Ra reveal to her his secret name
The purest example of the loving wife and mother
Set
God of evil, the desert, storms, and chaos
A devil figure Antelopes are sacred to him Hates Osiris (jealous) Kills Osiris and becomes king
before he is killed by Horus Part pig and part donkey
Hathor
Goddess of love and joy Usually depicted as a cow or as a
beautiful woman wearing a horned headdress
She is both wife/ daughter of Ra Also married Horus Suckled Horus when he was young
and took care of him after Set blinded him
Her milk is food of the gods She offers food and drink to the dead Women aspire to be her
Anubis
God of embalming and the dead Son of Nephthys and either Set
or Ra – adopted servant of Isis Head of a jackal Guides the dead to the
underworld and weighs their heart (bad deeds make your heart weigh more)
Works with Osiris in the underworld
Mummification god
Ammut
“Eater of the Dead” She stands by the scales of the hearts
and eats the hearts of the wicked (a final death)
Head of a crocodile, body of a leopard, hind legs of a hippo (apparently wicked hearts are fattening – who knew?)
Nut
Goddess of the Sky She and her brother, Geb (the earth), could
not stop “holding hands” so now their father (Shu – air) stands between them holding them apart.
Thoth
God of writing and knowledge Head of an ibis Scribe (records the weight of the hearts
in the underworld) Invented writing From the Book of the Dead:
“Hear the word of the very truth. I have judged the heart of the deceased, and his soul stands witness for him. His deeds are righteous in the great balance and no sin has been found in him.”
Hapy
God of the Nile floods Keeps the land and river fertile He has long hair, large breasts,
and a protruding stomach (all symbols of fertility) and also a beard and is blue
In some areas, he was worshipped over Ra
Neith
A mother goddess Invented childbirth Created gods, humans, and
animals Warrior goddess Once she spit into the Nile and
this spit turned into Apep, a serpent who lives in the underworld and tries to eat Ra each night
Sekhmet
Goddess of war Lion headed Wife of Ptah (an early
creator god) Breathes fire against
her enemies Delivers punishment to
the gods