Gods of ancient Egypt

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Amaunet - Primordial consort of Amun

Aker - Sometimes singular, other times plural deity akeru of the earth, associated with the passing of the sun god Ra or the king into the underworld; often represented by a mound of earth with a human head at either end, or as two lions facing opposing sides, thus representing the horizons

Amentet - "The Westerner"

Ammit - "The Devourer"

Amun - "The Hidden One"

Anat - Near Eastern war goddess, at times is the consort of Seth

Anhur - Symbolizes the power of the sun and humans

Anubis - God of mummification

Anukis/Anqet - "The Clasper"

Astarte - Immensely popular Semitic deity, symbolizing war, fertility, and sex; another consort of Seth's

Apedamak - Nubian war god, represented with the head of a lion and body of a man, or sometimes with the head of a lion and body of a serpent

Apep - Antagonistic serpent that attempts to swallow the sun

Apis - Terrestrial incarnation of the god Ptah

Aton - Sun-god of the Pharaoh Akhenaton

Atum - Creation god of Heliopolis

Bast - Cat-goddess of dance, joviality, and sexuality

Benu - Prototype of the Phoenix to the ancient Egyptians

Bes - God of the household

Edjo - Snake goddess of Hierokonpolis

Geb - God of the Earth

Ha - Deity that dwelled in the western desert and offered protection from raiders and the Libu

Hapi - Androgynous god of the Nile

Hathor - Cow headed goddess of love and beauty

Hauhet - Consort of Heh, member of Hermopolitan Ogdoad

Heh - Personification of infinity in the form of a man, paired with Hauhet

Heka - Personification of the concept of magic

Heket - Frog-headed divine widwife

Heryshef - Ram headed deity, possibly a creator god

Hesat - "The Wild One," bovine deity and mother of the Mnevis bull

Horwer/Haroeris - Multi-faceted god of the heavens, often assimilated with Horus of Isis and Osiris

Horpakhered/Harpokrates - Son of Isis and Osiris

Imhotep - Famous architect, physician and advisor, posthumously deified

Ipet - Hippopotamus goddess of protection, whose name means "favored place"

Isis - The divine mother and goddess of magic

Khepera - The scarab transporter of the sun

Khonsu - The youthful son of Amun and Mut

Khunm - Ram-headed god who made man on a potter's wheel

Mafdet - A feline or mongoose-like deity that offered protection against snake bites

Mahes - Son of Bastet or Sekhmet, lion god who helped protect Ra

Ma'at - Goddess of justice and truth

Merytseger - Goddess of the Theban necropolis, "She Who Loves Silence"

Meskhenet - Associated with childbirth, decided the fate of newborns

Min - Ithyphallic god of fertility

Montu - Falcon-headed Theban god of war

Mut - Mother-goddess and wife of Amun

Nefertum - Youthful son of Ptah and Sekhmet

Neith - Serpent war-goddess of Sais

Nekhbet - Vulture-goddess who often guarded the Eye of Horus

Nephthys - Consort of Set and mother of Anubis

Nun - Primordial waters

Nut - Goddess of the sky

Osiris - God of the Underworld and regeneration

Pataikos - Dwarf form of the god Ptah, often confused with Bes

Pakhet - "Tearer," or "She Who Scratches," the lioness goddess described in the Coffin Texts; also associated with Sekhmet and Isis

Ptah - God of artisans; one of the creators of the world

Qadesh - Near Eastern goddess depicted in the nude standing on two lions, symbolizing sexuality and ecstacy

Ra - Omniscient falcon-headed god associated with the sun

Renenet - Gives individuals their personality and fate

Renpet - "Year", goddess of spring

Selket - Scorpion goddess

Set - Greek Typhon; God of war, deserts, foreign lands, and evil

Shai - God of Fate

Shu - God of the air

Sobek - Crocodile god of Fayuum

Sons of Horus - semi-divine figures who watched over the vital organs

Tawaret - Goddess of childbirth

Tefnut - Goddess of moisture

Wadjet - Goddess of Buto

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