Back...
Next pg
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.
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.
Hosted by www.Geocities.ws

1