Egyptian Gods/Goddesses Flashcards
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Nun
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God of primeval chaos
2
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Sekhmet
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Evil, has the powers of the sun
3
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Tefnut
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Goddesses of moisture & all water in ancient Egypt
4
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Horus
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Falcon god. Right eye was the sun, left eye was the moon
5
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Amun
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God of air & fertility; became father of all gods/goddesses
6
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Geb
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Earth god, control over the earth, makes earthquakes
7
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Set
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God of destruction; evil; god of desert & thunderstorms
8
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Anubis
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Judge of soul, chief embalmer
9
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Ma’at
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Goddess of truth
10
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Seshat
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Goddess of writing & measurement; female scribe
11
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Thoth
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God of wisdom; patron of scribes; god of moon
12
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Ra
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Creator of the sun; symbol of rebirth
13
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Aten
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God of sun; creator of man
14
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Osiris
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God of the dead & the afterlife; god of the underworld
15
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Isis
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Goddess of wisdom; giver of life
