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| Aker: God Double lion god, the guardian of the sunrise and sunset. Ammut: Goddess Demon head of a crocodile, the middle of a lioness and the hind quarters of a hippopotamus. (Amam, Am-mit) Aten: God Lord of Earth & Heaven (no physical being) Atum: God Self-created creator of the Universe (RA) Created Shu and Tefnut, air and moisture His name means 'the complete one.' Symbolize the setting sun. Created himself Amun: God god of the atmosphere &fertility (can assume any form) (Amon, Amen, Amen Ra, Amon Re) Name means 'the hidden one' Main god of the empire Self created Physical father of all Pharaohs Anty: God was a hawk god of Upper Egypt Shown as a hawk sitting on a crescent moon, or in a boat. Anty's name, which refers to his sharp claws, can also be read as Nemty. Anubis: God this jackal-headed god guide to the underworld Keeper of Meds And was in charge of the important task of mummification. Can appear as either a black canine with long sharp ears Or as a man with a canine head Given the Egyptians comfort to think of such an animal as guarding the cemeteries, protecting the dead Son of Nephthys and Osiris adopted by Isis. Babi: God is a deity shown in Baboon form Babi is ferocious, even bloodthirsty, Bastet: Goddess Cat figure (Bast) Bastet can be shown as a woman with a feline head. Daughter and wife of Ra Mother of Khensu and Maahes Bat: goddess shown with the horns of a buffalo or cow Association with kingship Her character and powers were absorbed by Hathor Geb: God God of Earth, figure of a goose �the great Cacker� (Keb) Grandson of Atum Husband of Nut Shown as a man reclining on the earth under a starry sky Son of Shu and Tefnut Twin brother of Nut & husband of Nut Father of Osiris and Isis, Seth, Nephthys. |
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| Hapi: God Bearded man different colors for the valleys God of the Nile Valleys As god of the Northern Nile he wears papyrus plants on his head As god of the southern Nile he wears lotus plants Gives water and controls the vegitation Husband of Nekhebet Hapy: God God of the annual Nile flood, shown as a human man with a crown of plants Symbolized abundance and fertility. Horus�s Son Hathor: Goddess The royal goddess, form of a cow, a woman with a cow's head, or a woman wearing the horns of a cow Name means 'House of Horus." She was the goddess of love, music, singing, and dance �Eye of Ra� Daughter of Nut and Ra Wife of Ra Mother of Ihy & of Horus the Elder Heket: Goddess Frog-headed goddess of childbirth. Frogs ensure fertility. Heh: God Shown as a kneeling man grasping two palm ribs, god of eternity Horus: God This god is shown as a falcon, or as a man with the head of a falcon. Law and Order Hawk is noted for his sharp vision There were at least two gods called Horus One is the fifth child of Nut and Geb, Horus the Elder The other is the son of Isis and Osiris. Osiris, king of Egypt, was murdered by his brother, Seth took over the country, and ruled well Horus grew up, he claimed his father's throne. |
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