Isis: Goddess Goddess of the throne on her head she wears a hieroglyphic
Isis is the brightest star in the sky
Isis was thus identified with the waters of the Inundation that bring dry, dead land back to life
Isis' name in Egyptian is Ast
Sister of Osiris, Nephthys, Seth or Sutekh
Daughter of Nut and Geb.
Wife of Osiris
Mother of Horus.
Khnum: God Builder of the Great Pyramid, and the God of the Nile, a man with the head of a ram (Khnemu)
He creates human life
Self Created
Husband of Neith
Father of Sobek
Kepri: God Sunrise & looks as a Scarab (Khepra, Khepera)
Pushes the sun across the sky
Self created
Maat: Goddess Goddess of order, truth, justice, and balance
Promotes order and justice.
Counter part of Thoth
Daughter of Ra
Wife of Thoth.
Min: God Male fertility god and protector of the mines in the eastern desert
Man with a crown of two plumes, his right arm raised to support the royal flagellum.
Important in festivals celebrating nature
Was a sky God
Son of Shu
Mut: Goddess Queen of all Gods Seen with a double crown
Counter part of Ra
Wife of Amun
Mother of all the gods
Mother of all living things
Neith: Goddess Goddess of hunt and war & guardian
Her characteristic headgear became the 'red crown' of the kings of Egypt
Counter part to Anubis
Originally a goddess of hunting, but warfare was also in her sphere.
She was a goddess of the living world, of power and politics.
Mother of Ra (mabey)
Husband to Khnum
Mother to Sobek
Nekhbet: Goddess Vulture-goddess of Upper Egypt, a mother goddess who protects the king she represents the White Crown of Upper Egypt
Nephthys: Goddess Owner of the palace wears a hieroglyphic and name symbol (Nebhet)
Daughter of Nut and Geb
Sister of Isis, Osiris and Seth
Mother of Anubis.
Nut: Goddess Of the sky & a mother goddess seen stretching across the night sky
She was the wife of Geb and sister
Daughter of Shu and Tefnut
Children are Osiris and Isis, Nephthys and Seth, and Horus the Elder.
Osiris: God God of the Dead & God of Agriculture Life & Death
His face can be green, black, or gold.
Son of Geb and Nut
Brother of Isis, Nephthys, and Seth
Husband of Isis
Father of Horus. Father of Anubis by Nephthys.
Ptah: God Creator of the universe (architect) Mummy wrappings (Ptah-Seker)
He was the patron of craftsmen.
Built the universe
Husband of Sekhmet
Father of Nefer-tem.
Ra: God The sun, king of the gods seen as a hawk (Re, Phra)
Over time, many other gods were assimilated to him: such as Atum-Re, Amun-Re.
Human beings were created from the tears of Re.
Father Shu and Tefnut
Renenutet: Goddess A mother-goddess often shown with the head of a snake
Her name means ''the one who nurtures."
She attended births.
Sakhmet: Goddess Sun Goddess (burning power) Shown with the head of a lioness and the body of a woman (Sakhmet, Sekhet, Nesert)
Created Ptah
Goddess means the powerful one
Daughter of Nut and Geb
Mother of Nef-tem
Wife of Ptah
She could both bring plagues and protect people from them
