Egyptian Gods & Goddess

Jo Miller

Ra / Re / Amen-Ra

King of the Gods Sun god Falcon head with a sun on top. Sometimes seen as the creator of men

(Egyptians called themselves "the cattle of Ra”) Since heaven and the underworld have water,

Ra uses a boat (Madjet (“strong”) while rising and Semektet ("becoming weak") when setting. He often has help from other gods to successfully navigate his boat.

He constantly had to fight monsters (Sebau, Nak, and Apep)

The phoenix is one of his symbols

Osiris God of the earth and vegetation Symbolized the yearly drought and

flooding of the Nile. Gave Egypt civilization. Married his sister, Isis Osiris rules Egypt and he leaves Isis in

charge when he is gone Set and 72 conspirators kill him by

chopping him up into pieces Isis found almost all the pieces and put

him back together (making the missing part out of clay)

King of the afterlife Usually shown as a bearded,

mummified human with green skin and wearing the atef crown. His hands come out from the mummy wrappings and hold the flail and crook.

Horus God of the sky Falcon headed The Pharaoh was supposed to be his

earthly embodiment. Son of Osiris (after his resurrection) Set is always trying to hurt him Stunted from his waist down In art, he is often shown standing on

crocodiles His sons are born from Isis. Each take

care of the organs during the mummification process Duamutef (stomach) Imsety (liver) Hapi (lungs) Qebehsenuef (intestines)

Nephthys

Protective goddess of the dead

Wife of Seth Seduced her brother Osiris

(possibly getting him drunk or by looking like Isis) to get pregnant with Anubis

BFFF Isis

Isis

Isis was the sister/wife of Osiris Shown as a a woman wearing a

vulture head-dress and the solar disk between a pair of horns

Isis suckles the pharohs May be one of the judges of the

dead Has great magical powers Created the cobra and uses the

cobra bite to make Ra reveal to her his secret name

The purest example of the loving wife and mother

Set

God of evil, the desert, storms, and chaos

A devil figure Antelopes are sacred to him Hates Osiris (jealous) Kills Osiris and becomes king

before he is killed by Horus Part pig and part donkey

Hathor

Goddess of love and joy Usually depicted as a cow or as a

beautiful woman wearing a horned headdress

She is both wife/ daughter of Ra Also married Horus Suckled Horus when he was young

and took care of him after Set blinded him

Her milk is food of the gods She offers food and drink to the dead Women aspire to be her

Anubis

God of embalming and the dead Son of Nephthys and either Set

or Ra – adopted servant of Isis Head of a jackal Guides the dead to the

underworld and weighs their heart (bad deeds make your heart weigh more)

Works with Osiris in the underworld

Mummification god

Ammut

“Eater of the Dead” She stands by the scales of the hearts

and eats the hearts of the wicked (a final death)

Head of a crocodile, body of a leopard, hind legs of a hippo (apparently wicked hearts are fattening – who knew?)

Nut

Goddess of the Sky She and her brother, Geb (the earth), could

not stop “holding hands” so now their father (Shu – air) stands between them holding them apart.

Thoth

God of writing and knowledge Head of an ibis Scribe (records the weight of the hearts

in the underworld) Invented writing From the Book of the Dead:

“Hear the word of the very truth. I have judged the heart of the deceased, and his soul stands witness for him. His deeds are righteous in the great balance and no sin has been found in him.”

Hapy

God of the Nile floods Keeps the land and river fertile He has long hair, large breasts,

and a protruding stomach (all symbols of fertility) and also a beard and is blue

In some areas, he was worshipped over Ra

Neith

A mother goddess Invented childbirth Created gods, humans, and

animals Warrior goddess Once she spit into the Nile and

this spit turned into Apep, a serpent who lives in the underworld and tries to eat Ra each night

Sekhmet

Goddess of war Lion headed Wife of Ptah (an early

creator god) Breathes fire against

her enemies Delivers punishment to

the gods