Egyptian Gods Flashcards
Anubis
Embalming and the dead
Amun
King of the Gods
Geb
God of the earth
Hapy
God of innundation- he brought the yearly flood of the Nile
Atum
The first God
Hathor
Goddess of love and joy
Horus
Hawk headed god of the sky
Isis
Protective goddess and mother of Horus
Khepri
Scarab headed god of creation, the movement of the sun and rebirth
Khnum
A ram headed creator God and a god of the innundation (flooding of the Nile)
Ma’at
Goddess of truth, justice and harmony
Nephthys
Protective goddess of the dead
Nun
The waters of chaos. The only thing to exist before land
Nut
Sky goddess whose body formed the canopy of the sky
Osiris
God of the dead, resurrection and fertility and ruler of the underworld
Ptah
God of craftsmen
Ra
The sun god. The most important god to the Egyptians
Ra-Horakhty
A combination of the Gods Horus and Ra. God of the rising sun
Sekhmet
Lioness headed Goddess of war
Seshat
Goddess of writing and measurement
Seth
God of chaos
Shu
God of the air
Sobek
Crocodile god of the Nile
Tawaret
Hippopotamus headed goddess who protected women during pregnancy and childbirth