Amun
Amun was the modern god in Ancient Egyptian religion. It said to be true that he had gained the most of his prestige after replacing on of the war god Montu as the principle god of Thebes. During Ancient Egypt's New Kingdom, when he was soon recognized as the "New King of Gods". At the time, because of Ancient Egypt's influence within the world, he was actually a universal god. By the 25th Dynasty, Amun was know as Amun-Ra because he had teamed up with the sun god, Ra, so he became more powerful. Amun-Ra ,was even chief god of the Nubian Kingdom of Napata.
Amun was the modern god in Ancient Egyptian religion. It said to be true that he had gained the most of his prestige after replacing on of the war god Montu as the principle god of Thebes. During Ancient Egypt's New Kingdom, when he was soon recognized as the "New King of Gods". At the time, because of Ancient Egypt's influence within the world, he was actually a universal god. By the 25th Dynasty, Amun was know as Amun-Ra because he had teamed up with the sun god, Ra, so he became more powerful. Amun-Ra ,was even chief god of the Nubian Kingdom of Napata.
Anubis
Anubis was the guide of the underworld, also known as the patron god of embalming. He was known as the friend of the dead and called the Opener of the Way. Anubis was a deity that would've be seen throughout all of ancient Egypt. The name of the god is traditionally spelled Inpu. As with many of Egypt’s deities, the spelling of the name changes. but only one characteristic stays the same: the jackal at the end. In some cases, the jackal is raised upon a pedestal to show its holy importance.
Anubis was the guide of the underworld, also known as the patron god of embalming. He was known as the friend of the dead and called the Opener of the Way. Anubis was a deity that would've be seen throughout all of ancient Egypt. The name of the god is traditionally spelled Inpu. As with many of Egypt’s deities, the spelling of the name changes. but only one characteristic stays the same: the jackal at the end. In some cases, the jackal is raised upon a pedestal to show its holy importance.
Aten
Aten was installed as the principle god of ancient Egypt, and the worship of many of the traditional gods of ancient Egypt was rejected. The Aten was not a new god but an obscure aspect of the sun god worshipped as early as the Old Kingdom. The traditional name"Aten" means the sun-disk itself. During the New Kingdom, the Aten is considered to be the aspect of a composite deity Ra-Amun-Horus. Togethder the name means day and underground sun ans the sunrise.
Aten was installed as the principle god of ancient Egypt, and the worship of many of the traditional gods of ancient Egypt was rejected. The Aten was not a new god but an obscure aspect of the sun god worshipped as early as the Old Kingdom. The traditional name"Aten" means the sun-disk itself. During the New Kingdom, the Aten is considered to be the aspect of a composite deity Ra-Amun-Horus. Togethder the name means day and underground sun ans the sunrise.
Atum
Atum was also known as 'The All' or 'The Perfection'. His body is the appearence of the rarely human. He was depicted as a black bull who carried the sun in between his horns. He is composite with a sun god name Ra. He was worshipped throughout Egypt, with his cult center at Heliopolis. The primordial creative force combined with the ruler of the gods. In this form, Atum also symbolized the setting sun and its journey through the underworld to its rising in the east.
Atum was also known as 'The All' or 'The Perfection'. His body is the appearence of the rarely human. He was depicted as a black bull who carried the sun in between his horns. He is composite with a sun god name Ra. He was worshipped throughout Egypt, with his cult center at Heliopolis. The primordial creative force combined with the ruler of the gods. In this form, Atum also symbolized the setting sun and its journey through the underworld to its rising in the east.
Baste
Bastet was seen as a gentle protective goddess. Her appearence was a human body with the head of a lioness to protect the Egyptain king in battle. Her symbol was the cat. In Ancient Egypt, there were statues of cats being made to honor her. She was one of the many daughters of the sun god Ra.
Bastet was seen as a gentle protective goddess. Her appearence was a human body with the head of a lioness to protect the Egyptain king in battle. Her symbol was the cat. In Ancient Egypt, there were statues of cats being made to honor her. She was one of the many daughters of the sun god Ra.
Bes
Bes was the protector of pregnant women, families and newborn babies. His appearence was a dwarf with a lion and also with human features. He was said to be wearing the skin of the lion. He also drove away evil spirits when they cause accidents. His statue was placed by a persons door so no harm would come to thier home.He also went through protecting a person if the goa a tattoo of his name on their body. Most performers had often got this done because of his dancing and music.
Bes was the protector of pregnant women, families and newborn babies. His appearence was a dwarf with a lion and also with human features. He was said to be wearing the skin of the lion. He also drove away evil spirits when they cause accidents. His statue was placed by a persons door so no harm would come to thier home.He also went through protecting a person if the goa a tattoo of his name on their body. Most performers had often got this done because of his dancing and music.
Horus
He was the living Pharaoh, ruler, law, war, young men, light, the sun, and so many others depending on the particular variant. His most common appearence was that of a falcon-headed man. He was also known as a Sphinx- a half- lion and a half- man. The head of the statue was known for wisdom and the body of the lion was known for the strength. This was biult with many, many , many hard workers. Big, heavy blocks went for the stand it stood on.
He was the living Pharaoh, ruler, law, war, young men, light, the sun, and so many others depending on the particular variant. His most common appearence was that of a falcon-headed man. He was also known as a Sphinx- a half- lion and a half- man. The head of the statue was known for wisdom and the body of the lion was known for the strength. This was biult with many, many , many hard workers. Big, heavy blocks went for the stand it stood on.
Isis
The goddess Isis was the first daughter of Geb, god of the Earth, and the goddess of the Overarching Sky, Nut. She taught women how to grind corn and make freshly baked bread, and gave them knowledge on how to tame men. Isis taught her people the skills of reading and agriculture and was worshipped as the goddess of medicine and wisdom. Isis was named the moon goddess who gave birth to Horus the sun god.
The goddess Isis was the first daughter of Geb, god of the Earth, and the goddess of the Overarching Sky, Nut. She taught women how to grind corn and make freshly baked bread, and gave them knowledge on how to tame men. Isis taught her people the skills of reading and agriculture and was worshipped as the goddess of medicine and wisdom. Isis was named the moon goddess who gave birth to Horus the sun god.
Khepri
Khepri is the name of a major god. Khepri is associated with the dung beetleIt has the behavior of maintaining spherical balls of dung represents, the forces which move the sun. They lay their eggs in dead animals, the ancient Egyptians believed that scarab beetles were created from dead matter. Because of this, they also associated the Khepri with rebirth, renewal, and resurrection. His name means "to come into being".When the rival cult of the sun-god Ra, gained significance, Khepri was identified as the aspect of Ra which constitutes only the dawing sun.
Khepri is the name of a major god. Khepri is associated with the dung beetleIt has the behavior of maintaining spherical balls of dung represents, the forces which move the sun. They lay their eggs in dead animals, the ancient Egyptians believed that scarab beetles were created from dead matter. Because of this, they also associated the Khepri with rebirth, renewal, and resurrection. His name means "to come into being".When the rival cult of the sun-god Ra, gained significance, Khepri was identified as the aspect of Ra which constitutes only the dawing sun.
Khnum
Khnum was depicted as a ram. He was the water god and the potter god of creation. It said to believed that he created the first children on his potter's wheel with clay from the banks of the Nile river. Khnum also protected the sun on its daily journey through the underworld. Every night they sailed together in the solar barque until the sun safely rose again at the dawn of the new day.
Khnum was depicted as a ram. He was the water god and the potter god of creation. It said to believed that he created the first children on his potter's wheel with clay from the banks of the Nile river. Khnum also protected the sun on its daily journey through the underworld. Every night they sailed together in the solar barque until the sun safely rose again at the dawn of the new day.
Ma'at
She was the goddess of truth, justice, and harmony. She is associated with the balance of things here on earth. Her appearance is a woman with a feather on her head. She was the daughter of the sun god Ra. Most pharoas make an offering of Ma'at to the other gods showing that there is perseving harmony with justice in the earth.
She was the goddess of truth, justice, and harmony. She is associated with the balance of things here on earth. Her appearance is a woman with a feather on her head. She was the daughter of the sun god Ra. Most pharoas make an offering of Ma'at to the other gods showing that there is perseving harmony with justice in the earth.
Nephthys
The meaning of her name means 'Lady of the House'. It's thought to be referring to Osiris' Palace. She has no children at all with her husband, Seth.There was a saying that is said that she tricked Osiris into this union by making him drunk. . She finds her sister, Isis, and helps in the search for Osiris' body. Nephthys tells her sister about the infant. During the search for Osiris, Isis finds Anubis and adopts him. After finding the body of Osiris, she helps Isis embalm him. The two sisters turn into birds and fly about mourning over the dead body. She is often on the head of coffins, as Isis is rendered at the foot, with long wings spread to protect the deceased.
The meaning of her name means 'Lady of the House'. It's thought to be referring to Osiris' Palace. She has no children at all with her husband, Seth.There was a saying that is said that she tricked Osiris into this union by making him drunk. . She finds her sister, Isis, and helps in the search for Osiris' body. Nephthys tells her sister about the infant. During the search for Osiris, Isis finds Anubis and adopts him. After finding the body of Osiris, she helps Isis embalm him. The two sisters turn into birds and fly about mourning over the dead body. She is often on the head of coffins, as Isis is rendered at the foot, with long wings spread to protect the deceased.
Nun
Nun was the oldest of the ancient Egyptian gods and father of Ra, the sun god. Nun’s name means “primeval waters.” Nun was to continue to exist as the source of the annual flooding of the Nile River. His appearance was shown usually as a male but alsso with the aspects that could be represented as female or male. In the beginning with the Middle kingdom, Nun is described as "the Father of the Gods." He is depicted on temple walls throughout the rest of Ancient Egyptian religious history.
Nun was the oldest of the ancient Egyptian gods and father of Ra, the sun god. Nun’s name means “primeval waters.” Nun was to continue to exist as the source of the annual flooding of the Nile River. His appearance was shown usually as a male but alsso with the aspects that could be represented as female or male. In the beginning with the Middle kingdom, Nun is described as "the Father of the Gods." He is depicted on temple walls throughout the rest of Ancient Egyptian religious history.
Nut
She was the goddess of the sky and the heavens. Nut was originally a mother-goddess who had many children. If there were storms that came during the day, it was believed that Nut had somehow slipped closer to the earth. As the sky goddess, she is shown stretching from horizon to horizon, touching only her fingertips and toes to the ground. It is said that she is also pictured as a giant sow, suckling many piglets. For this,the piglets represented the stars, which she would swallow each morning before dawn. Nut was considered to be the mother of the sun and the moon.
She was the goddess of the sky and the heavens. Nut was originally a mother-goddess who had many children. If there were storms that came during the day, it was believed that Nut had somehow slipped closer to the earth. As the sky goddess, she is shown stretching from horizon to horizon, touching only her fingertips and toes to the ground. It is said that she is also pictured as a giant sow, suckling many piglets. For this,the piglets represented the stars, which she would swallow each morning before dawn. Nut was considered to be the mother of the sun and the moon.
Osiris
Osiris was a green-skinned man dressed in the raiment of a pharaoh. He was often depicted wearing the atef crown with a pair of ram horns on its base. Osiris was the primary deity. After Osiris was killed by his brother Seth, Osiris resided in the underworld as the lord of the dead, even though he was a god, he could no longer dwell in the land of the living. isis resurrected his body with the Ritual of Life, which later given to the Egyptians so that they could give eternal life to all their dead in a respectful way. In the underworld, Osiris sits on a great throne, where he is praised by the souls of the dead. All those who pass the tests of the underworld become worthy to enter to what is know as 'The Blessed Land', its part of the underworld that is like the land of the living, but it doesn't have the sorrow or pain. In some texts, in addition to the Judging of the Heart, Osiris passes the final judgment over to the dead, acting in this capacity as an Egyptian version of Radamanthus.
Osiris was a green-skinned man dressed in the raiment of a pharaoh. He was often depicted wearing the atef crown with a pair of ram horns on its base. Osiris was the primary deity. After Osiris was killed by his brother Seth, Osiris resided in the underworld as the lord of the dead, even though he was a god, he could no longer dwell in the land of the living. isis resurrected his body with the Ritual of Life, which later given to the Egyptians so that they could give eternal life to all their dead in a respectful way. In the underworld, Osiris sits on a great throne, where he is praised by the souls of the dead. All those who pass the tests of the underworld become worthy to enter to what is know as 'The Blessed Land', its part of the underworld that is like the land of the living, but it doesn't have the sorrow or pain. In some texts, in addition to the Judging of the Heart, Osiris passes the final judgment over to the dead, acting in this capacity as an Egyptian version of Radamanthus.
Ptah
Ptah was the demiurge of Memphis, god of craftsmen and architects. His headdress was a blue cap crown. Like most gods, Ptah God was also viewed as protector of those who whorshipped him. If you don't serve him, you won't be getting the protection you will need by him. A patron of craftsmen, Ptah's name means "Creator". His appearance was a mummified man with only his hands free to grasp a sceptre composed of the symbols of life, power, and stability. He is also typically shown wearing a skullcap and standing on the plinth-shaped hieroglyph that is part of the name for Ma'at, the goddess of fundamental truth.
Ptah was the demiurge of Memphis, god of craftsmen and architects. His headdress was a blue cap crown. Like most gods, Ptah God was also viewed as protector of those who whorshipped him. If you don't serve him, you won't be getting the protection you will need by him. A patron of craftsmen, Ptah's name means "Creator". His appearance was a mummified man with only his hands free to grasp a sceptre composed of the symbols of life, power, and stability. He is also typically shown wearing a skullcap and standing on the plinth-shaped hieroglyph that is part of the name for Ma'at, the goddess of fundamental truth.
Ra
Ra was the Egyptain God of the Sun. Isis collected some of his saliva and transformed it into a snake. She put the snake where Ra would walk. When Ra trod on it, it bit him, and Ra screamed in pain. All the gods gathered round, but none could heal him. Isis blackmailed him into telling her his secret name and then she would have enough power to heal him. Ra didn't really want to do this, but he had no choice and eventually the pain got so bad that he had to. She healed him, and ever since then she has the magic powers that Ra had. The sun disk on Ra's head often has a cobra round it. A cobra appears on the forehead of Pharaohs, like Tutankhamun.
Ra was the Egyptain God of the Sun. Isis collected some of his saliva and transformed it into a snake. She put the snake where Ra would walk. When Ra trod on it, it bit him, and Ra screamed in pain. All the gods gathered round, but none could heal him. Isis blackmailed him into telling her his secret name and then she would have enough power to heal him. Ra didn't really want to do this, but he had no choice and eventually the pain got so bad that he had to. She healed him, and ever since then she has the magic powers that Ra had. The sun disk on Ra's head often has a cobra round it. A cobra appears on the forehead of Pharaohs, like Tutankhamun.
Shu
"Shu" means " the one who rise up". He is a god of the air that we breath and light we use. shu held Nut so that the sky and the earth would be sererated from each other. His appearance was an a man earing a head dresswith feather and a lion. He ceated day and night by seperating darkness from the light. He also coltrolled the wind that sailors use to sail their boats.
"Shu" means " the one who rise up". He is a god of the air that we breath and light we use. shu held Nut so that the sky and the earth would be sererated from each other. His appearance was an a man earing a head dresswith feather and a lion. He ceated day and night by seperating darkness from the light. He also coltrolled the wind that sailors use to sail their boats.
Tefnut
Tefnut was the Egyptain goddess of moisture, humidity and water. She was also a solar goddess connected with the sun and dryness. Tefnut appearence was generally shown as a woman with the lion's head, or as a full bodied lioness. It is rare but she was shown occasionally as a woman. She was often shown holding a sceptre with the ankh sign of life. Related to moisture, she was also linked to the moon, as were other deities of the moisture and the wetness. She brought forthrain, dew and mist. As the 'Tongue of Ptah', she was the only one of the gods in Mennefer who helped Ptah - the city's main god - with creation by hepling him to carry out his will.
Tefnut was the Egyptain goddess of moisture, humidity and water. She was also a solar goddess connected with the sun and dryness. Tefnut appearence was generally shown as a woman with the lion's head, or as a full bodied lioness. It is rare but she was shown occasionally as a woman. She was often shown holding a sceptre with the ankh sign of life. Related to moisture, she was also linked to the moon, as were other deities of the moisture and the wetness. She brought forthrain, dew and mist. As the 'Tongue of Ptah', she was the only one of the gods in Mennefer who helped Ptah - the city's main god - with creation by hepling him to carry out his will.
Thoth
Thoth was the god of writting and knoledge. His appearance was a man with the head of an ibis and holding a writing pamplet. He was also connected with the moon. He was also a god of wisdom, nmbers, the art, astronomy, and the magic. Thoth used a weight scale to weigh the heart of the dead. He was the one with the power of judgement.
Thoth was the god of writting and knoledge. His appearance was a man with the head of an ibis and holding a writing pamplet. He was also connected with the moon. He was also a god of wisdom, nmbers, the art, astronomy, and the magic. Thoth used a weight scale to weigh the heart of the dead. He was the one with the power of judgement.