EGYPTIAN
GODS & GODDESSES

 Amen

Amen's name means "The Hidden One." Amen is a primordial creation deity. His sacred animals are the goose and the ram.  Amen is an invisible creative power which was the source of all life in heaven, and on the earth, and in the great deep, and in the Underworld, and which made itself manifest under the form of Ra.  Additionally, Amen is the protector of any pious devotee in need.  Amen  is one of the eight primordial deities of creation (Amen, Amenet, Heq, Heqet, Nun, Naunet, Kau, Kauket).

Amen-Ra

A composite deity, Amen with the older solar cult of the god Ra. In a union of this sort, the deities are said to indwell one another - so we have the power represented by Amen manifesting through the person of Ra (or vice versa).

Amset

One of the Four Sons of Horus, Amset is represented as a mummified man. He is the protector of the liver of the deceased, and is protected by the goddess Isis.

Anubis

Anubis is depicted as a jackal, or as a jackal-headed man. Owing  the jackal's tendency to prowl around tombs, he is associated with the dead. Anubis is worshipped as the inventor of embalming, who had embalmed the dead Osiris. His task is to glorify and preserve all the dead.

Anuket

Her sacred animal is the gazelle. She is  the dispenser of cool water, and wears a feathered crown on her human head.

 Apis

Apis is most closely linked with Ptah. He is primarily a deity of fertility. He is represented as a bull crowned with the solar disk and uraeus-serpent.

Aten

Aten is the sun itself, he is depicted as a disk with rays, each ray terminating in a human hand and bestowing symbols of "life" upon those below.

Atum

A primordial creator god. Father of Shu and Tefnut.

Bast

A cat-goddess. A protectress of cats and those who cared for cats.  She is viewed as the beneficient side of the lioness-goddess Sekhmet.

Bes

Bes is depicted as a bearded, savage-looking yet comical dwarf. Revered as a deity of household pleasures such as music, good food, and relaxation. Also a protector and entertainer of children.

Duamutef

One of the Four Sons of Horus, Duamutef is represented as a mummified man with the head of a jackal. He is the protector of the stomach of the deceased, and is protected by the goddess Neith.

Edjo

A serpent goddess of the Delta, a symbol and protrectress of Lower Egypt, the counterpart of Nekhbet in Upper Egypt, worn as part of the king's crown.
 

Four Sons of Horus

The four sons of Horus are the protectors of the parts of the body of Osiris, and from this, are the protectors of the body of the deceased. They are: Amset, Hapi, Duamutef, and Qebhsenuef. They are protected in turn by the goddesses Isis, Nephthys, Neith, and Selket.
 

Geb

The god of the earth, son of Shu and Tefnut, brother and husband of Nut, and father of Osiris, Set, Isis, and Nephthys. Sacred animal and symbol is the goose. He is generally represented as a man with green or black skin - the color of living things, and the color of the fertile Nile mud.
 

Hapi

One of the Four Sons of Horus, Hapi is represented as a mummified man with the head of a baboon. He is the protector of the lungs of the deceased, and is protected by the goddess Nephthys.
 

Hathor

Hathor is worshiped as a cow-deity from earliest times.She is also a sky goddess. She is frequently equated with Isis. Also a goddess of the dead. She is also the patron of love, dance, alcohol, and foreign lands.
 

Harpocrates

"Horus the Child", the son of Isis and Osiris as a little suckling child, distinguished from Horus the Elder. Represented as a young boy with a child's sidelock of hair, sucking his finger.
 

Heqet

A primordial goddess with the head of a frog.
 

Horus

One of the most important deities of Egypt. As the Child, Horus is the son of Osiris and Isis, who, upon reaching adulthood, avenges his father's death, by defeating and castrating his evil uncle Set. He then became the divine prototype of the Pharaoh.
 

Horus of Behedet

A form of Horus, he is shown in the well-known form of a solar disk with a great pair of wings, usually seen hovering above important scenes in Egyptian religious art.
 

Imhotep

Imhotep is the architect, physician, scribe, and grand vizier, worshipped as the son of Ptah and a god of medicine, as well as the patron (with Thoth) of scribes.
 

Isis

She is the most important goddess of all Egyptian mythology, Isis assumed, during the course of Egyptian history, the attributes and functions of virtually every other important goddess in the land. Her most important functions, however, are those of motherhood, marital devotion, healing the sick, and the working of magical spells and charms. She is the most powerful magician in the universe, owing to the fact that she had learned the Secret Name of Ra from the god himself. She is the sister and wife of Osiris, sister of Set, and twin sister of Nephthys. She is the mother of Horus, and is the protective goddess of Horus's son Amset, protector of the liver of the deceased.
 

Khepri

The creator-god, according to early Heliopolitan cosmology; assimilated with Atum and Ra. The Egyptian root "kheper" signifies several things, according to context, most notably the verb "to create" or "to transform", and also the word for "scarab beetle". The scarab, or dung beetle, was considered symbolic of the sun since it rolled a ball of dung in which it laid its eggs around with it - this is considered symbolic of the sun god propelling the sphere of the sun through the sky.
 

Khnum

Appearing as a ram-headed human. He is another creator-god, represented as fashioning human beings on his pottery wheel. His consort is variously Heqet, Neith, or Sati.
 

Khons
 

Khons is the god of the moon. The best-known story about him tells of him playing the ancient game senet ("passage") against Thoth, and wagering a portion of his light. Thoth won, and because of losing some of his light, Khons cannot show his whole glory for the entire month, but
must wax and wane.
 

Maat

Considered the wife of Thoth and the daughter of Ra, Maat's name implies "truth" and "justice" and even "cosmic order". Maat is represented as a tall woman with an ostrich feather in her hair. She is present at the judgement of the dead; her feather is balanced against the heart of the deceased to determine whether he has led a pure and honest life.
 

Min

A form of Amen depicted holding a flail and with an erect penis. Min is worshiped as the god of virility; lettuces are offered as sacrifice to him and then eaten in hopes of procuring manhood; and he is worshiped as the husband of the goddess Qetesh, goddess of love and femininity.
 

Month

He is represented as a falcon-headed man and often united with Horus.
Primarily a war god.
 

Mut

The wife of Amen; the word mut in Egyptian means "mother", and she is the mother of Khonsu, the moon god.
 

Nefertum

The youthful son of Ptah and Sekhmet, connected with the rising sun; depicted as a youth crowned with or seated upon a lotus blossom.
 

Neith

She is a goddess of war, and also revered as a goddess of wisdom, the sister of Isis, Nephthys, and Selket, and protectress of Duamutef, the god of the stomach of the deceased. Mother of the crocodile god Sobek.
 

Nekhbet

She is a patron goddess, represented as a vulture, and often part of the crown of the pharaoh, along with Edjo.
 

Nephthys

The youngest child of Geb and Nut. The sister and wife of Set, and sister of Isis and Osiris; also the mother of Anubis. She abandoned Set when he killed Osiris, and assisted Isis in the care of Horus and the resurrection of
Osiris. She is, along with her sister, considered the special protectress of the dead, and she is the guardian of Hapi, the protector of the lungs of the deceased.
 

Nut

The goddess of the sky, daughter of Shu and Tefnut, sister and wife of Geb, mother of Osiris, Set, Isis, and Nephthys. Nut is depicted as a woman with blue skin, and her body covered with stars, standing on all fours, leaning over her husband, representing the sky arched over the earth.
 

Osiris

The god of the dead, and the god of the resurrection into eternal life; ruler, protector, and judge of the deceased. Osiris is the first child of Nut and Geb, the brother of Set, Nephthys, and Isis, who is also his wife. By Isis he fathered Horus. Nephthys assumed the form of Isis, seducing him, and from their union is born Anubis.

Osiris rules the world of men in the beginning, after Ra had abandoned the world to rule the skies, but he was murdered by his brother Set. Through the magic of Isis, he was made to live again. Being the first living thing to die, he subsequently is the lord of the dead. His death was avenged by his son Horus, who defeated Set and cast him out into the desert to the West of Egypt (the Sahara).
 

Ptah

Ptah is seen as the creator of the universe. He fashions the bodies in which dwell the souls of men in the afterlife. Ptah is depicted as a bearded man wearing a skullcap, shrouded much like a mummy, with his hands emerging from the wrappings in front and holding the Uas scepter, an Ankh, and a Djed. He is often worshipped in conjunction with the gods Seker and Osiris. He is said to be the husband of Sekhmet and the father of Nefertum.
 

Qebehsenuf

One of the Four Sons of Horus, Qebhsenuef is represented as a mummified man with the head of a falcon. He is the protector of the intestines of the deceased, and is protected by the goddess Selket.
 

Qetesh

Qetesh is a goddess of love and beauty. Qetesh is depicted as a beautiful nude woman, standing or riding upon a lion, holding flowers, a mirror, or serpents. She is also considered the consort of the god Min, the god of virility.
 

Ra

Ra is the god of the sun. Ra is represented either as a hawk-headed man or as a hawk. Ra is father of Shu and Tefnut, grandfather of Nut and Geb, great-grandfather of Osiris, Set, Isis, and Nephthys, and great-great- grandfather to Horus.
 

Sati

The goddess of Elephantine, and the consort of Khnum. Together with their companion Anuket, dispenser of cool water. She is represented with human head and the horns of gazelles.
 

Seker

A god of light, protector of the spirits of the dead passing through the Underworld en route to the afterlife. Seker is usually depicted as having the head of a hawk, and shrouded as a mummy.
 

Sekhmet

A lioness-goddess, worshiped as the wife of Ptah; created by Ra from the fire of his eyes as a creature of vengeance to punish mankind for his sins; later, became a peaceful protectress of the righteous, closely linked with the benevolent Bast.
 

Selket

A scorpion-goddess, shown as a beautiful woman with a scorpion poised on her head; her creature strikes death to the wicked, but she is also petitioned to save the lives of innocent people stung by scorpions; she is also viewed as a helper of women in childbirth. She is depicted as binding up demons that would otherwise threaten Ra, and she sent seven of her
scorpions to protect Isis from Set. She is the protectress of Qebehsenuf, the son of Horus who guards the intestines of the deceased.
 

Set

Set is known as the evil enemy of Horus. Set is the brother of Osiris, Isis, and Nephthys. Set is known for murdering his brother and attempting to kill his nephew Horus; Horus, however, managed to survive and grew up to avenge his father's death by establishing his rule over all Egypt, castrating Set, and casting him out into the lonely desert for all time.
 

Shu

The god of the atmosphere and of dry winds, son of Ra, brother and husband of Tefnut, father of Geb and Nut. Represented in
hieroglyphs by an ostrich feather (similar to Maat's), which he is usually shown wearing on his head. He is generally shown standing on the recumbent Geb, holding aloft his daughter Nut, separating the two.
 

Sobek

The crocodile-god is worshipped to appease his animals. Sobek assists in the birth of Horus; he fetches Isis and Nephthys to protect the deceased; and he aids in the destruction of Set.
 

Sothis

Feminine Egyptian name for the star Sirius, which very early meshed with Isis. Also associated with Hathor.
 

Tefnut

The goddess of moisture and clouds, daughter of Ra, sister and wife of Shu, mother of Geb and Nut. Depicted as a woman with the head of a lioness, which is her sacred animal.
 

Thoth

The god of wisdom, Thoth created himself at the beginning of time, along with his consort Maat, or perhaps created by Ra. Thoth produced eight children, of which the most important was Amen. Thoth is depicted as a man with the head of an ibis bird, and carried a pen and scrolls upon
which he recorded all things. He is shown as attendant in almost all major scenes involving the gods, but especially at the judgement of the deceased. He serves as the messenger of the gods. He, like Khons, is a god of the moon, and is also the god of time, magic, and writing. He is considered to be the inventor of the hieroglyphs.
 

Thoueris

A hippopotamus goddess, responsible for fertility and protecting women in childbirth. Partner of Bes.
 
 
 
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