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Aker God of the earth and the dead. Guards the place where the eastern and western horizons meet, as well as the gate through which the pharaoh enters the underworld. Depicted as a strip of land with both ends forming the heads of a lion or human, or two lions facing in opposite directions. Amathaunta Goddess of the sea. Amaunet Mother Goddess and personification of the life-giving northern wind. Pictures as a snake or snake-head wearing the crown of lower Egypt. Ament Goddess who welcomed the spirits of the newly dead at the gates of the underworld with bread and water. Amun Originally a god of wind and ruler of the air, became the all-powerful sun deity of Thebes and then supreme ruler of the gods. Amun-Re/Ra Combination of gods Amun and Re or Ra, used as the name of Amun when he became the national god of Thebes and Egypt. Anubis God of the dead and embalming, and protector of cemetaries and burial tombs. He holds the scales which weigh the hearts of the dead - if the heart is light, the soul will be taken to Osiris. If the heart is heavy, it will be destroyed. Pictured as a man with the head of a jackal or dog. Apep God of chaos, darkness and evil. He battles with the sun god Re to keep the sun from returning to the world on its nightly journey through the underworld. Arensnuphis Bening god of Egyptian Nubia. Seen as a lion or a man wearing a plumed crown. Babi Demonic god said to live on human entrails. He helped to devour the hearts of those deemed unworthy in the ceremony of the weighing of the heart. Bastet/Bast Cat headed Goddess of Egypt. Often seen as another form of Sekhmet. A solar and later lunar deity. Bat Cow Goddess of fertility. Pictured as a cow or as a woman with the ears and horns of a cow. Buto Snake Goddess of the oracle at Buto and protector of the Egyptian royal family. Chenti-cheti Falcon or crocodile god. Chenti-irti Falcon god of law and order. Chons God of the moon and the master of time. Chontamenti God of the dead and the land of the west. Seen as a dog or dogs head with horns. Dua God of toiletry. Duamutef Guardian of the east and a funerary god. He protected the stomach of the deceased. Ennead Council of the gods, specifically those of the Osiris pantheon. Hapi Personification of the Nile River. Pictured as a fat man to signify abundance. Also, a funerary god and son of Horus. Protected the lungs of the deceased. Hathor One of the main Goddesses of Egypt, Hathor is the celestial cow and protector of women and the Queen of Egypt. She is the Goddess of love, children, pregnancy, dancing, singing, and poetry. She has been associated with many other Goddesses, including Sekhmet, Bastset, Beb, and Isis. Often pictures as a cow with the sun disk between its horns or as a woman wearing a disc and horns headdress. Hedetet Scorpion Goddess. Heket Goddess of childbirth and protector of the dead. Seen as a frog or a woman with the head of a frog. Hesat Cow Goddess and Goddess of milk. Hike God of supernatural powers. Doctors were called priests of Hike because they invoked the deity during their work. Horus Name for a number of gods, all of which invoke the sun, kingship and victory. Horus in his many forms was a protector and warrior god, and the sun and moon were considered his eyes. He was often pictures as a hawk or hawk-headed man. Ihy Son of Hathor. A god of music and dancing. Pictured as a child holding a sistrum, or sacred rattle. Isis The creator of life. Sister and wife to Osiris, mother of Horus, Isis was both goddess and magician. She triumphed over death by bringing Osiris back to life. She was also the universal mother, giving birth to all living creatures. Khepri Scarab beetle god. Said to roll the sun across the horizon in the same way that scarab beetles roll balls of dung through the desert. Symbolized rebirth, renewal and everlasting life. Seen as a beetle, man with the face of a beetle, or man with a beetle on his head. Meret Goddess of song and rejoicing. Naunet Goddess of the primordial abyss of the underworld. Her male counterpart is Nun. Nun God and primeval water that circles the entire world. The most ancient of gods, even Re, the sun, arose from him. Depicted as a man holding the solar boat above his head. Nut The sky Goddess, and literal personification of the sky and the heavens. Along with her husband, Seb/Geb, forms the natural world. She is the barrier between chaos and the order of the world. Portrayed as a naked woman painted dark blue with stars on her body. Osiris A symbol of eternal resurrection and continuity, Osiris was god of re-birth and death. A giver of life and a benevolent deity watching over this world and the next. Renenutet Goddess of the harvest. Could ensure the plentiful production of fields with one look. Pictured as a snake. Satet Goddess of the flooding Nile and fertility. Seker/Sokar/Socharis Funerary god, the patron of craftsmen who create tombs and items used in funeral services. Sometimes seen as a form of Osiris. Pictured as a man with the head of a hawk. God of the gates to the underworld, holder of the next reality. Seshat Goddess of writing, mathematics, building-schemes, histories and historical records. A daughter of Thoth, she kept the royal annals of the pharaohs. Sopdet Fertility Goddess and the Dog Star, Sirius. With the appearance of Sirius, the Nile floods began and Sopdet became associated with the fertility of the floods. She was later merged with Isis. Wosyet Goddess protector of the young. If you know any other Gods and Goddesses of Egypt please email them to [email protected] |