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Egyptian Gods/Goddesses Flashcards

1
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God who represents the waters of chaos before Earth was created

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Nun

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Chief god and creator of the universe

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Amun

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3
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Sometimes shown with the head of a ram or goose but usually was known for his mysterious form

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Amun

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4
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Her name means “mother”.

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Mut

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5
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Was said to have given birth to the earth

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Mut

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6
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Wife of Amun and queen of the gods

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Mut

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7
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God of the underworld and the afterlife

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Osiris

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8
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Usually wrapped in mummy wrappings

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Osiris

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9
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Was murdered by his brother, Set, but was resurrected back to life

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Osiris

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10
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Protector of the dead and god of embalming

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Anubis

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11
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Had the head of a jackal

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Anubis

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12
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Was said to have embalmed the dead body of Osiris

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Anubis

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13
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Supposedly sniffed mummified bodies to see if they would go on to a pleasant afterlife

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Anubis

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14
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God of wisdom, writing, and knowledge

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Thoth

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15
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Wrote the Book of the Dead and invented hieroglyphs

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Thoth

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16
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Had a man’s body and the head of an ibis (bird)

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Thoth

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17
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Sun god

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Ra or Re

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18
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Created himself from the waters of chaos

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Ra or Re

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19
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Has a hawk for a head with a sun on top

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Ra or Re

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20
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Swallowed each night and reborn each morning with the sunrise

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Ra or Re

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21
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Sky god/ god of war

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Horus

22
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Had the head of a hawk

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Horus

23
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Red and white crown represented Upper and Lower Egypt

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Horus

24
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Brother of Isis and Osiris and Set

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Horus

25
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Fought his brother, Set, for the throne and lost an eye

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Horus

26
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Goddess of fertility, joy, motherhood

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Hathor

27
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Protector of pregnant women/considered to be the mother of the pharaohs

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Hathor

28
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Depicted with a cow’s head or a woman with cow horns

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Hathor

29
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Goddess of the sun, war, plagues, and healing

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Sekhmet

30
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She was linked to the scorching heat of the sun.

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Sekhmet

31
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Had the head of a lioness and a sun with a cobra on her head

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Sekhmet

32
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She was said to be blood-thirsty and violent and offerings were made to her in times of war.

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Sekhmet

33
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God of earth and healing

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Geb

34
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Depicted with a goose on his head

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Geb

35
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Sometimes shown as being under the arch of his wife,

Nut.

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Geb

36
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His laughter supposedly started earthquakes

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Geb

37
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Goddess of cats, home, fire, and music

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Bastet

38
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Had the head of a cat

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Bastet

39
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Accompanied Ra in his nightly travels across the sky

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Bastet

40
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Cats were mummified in her honor

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Bastet

41
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Goddess of magic, fertility, death, and rebirth

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Isis

42
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Wife and sister of Osiris

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Isis

43
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Tricked Ra into giving her his power in return for healing him.

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Isis

44
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God of evil, storms, chaos, and darkness

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Set or Seth

45
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Brother of Osiris/tried to kill Osiris

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Set or Seth

46
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Had an unknown animal head

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Set or Seth

47
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Was despised by everyone because he represented everything that went against harmony in Egypt

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Set or Seth

48
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Protector of children, pregnant women, and households

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Bes

49
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His image was different from the other gods. He had a full face and body and looked like a dwarf.

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Bes

50
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Entertained children and babies at their cradles to make them laugh

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Bes

51
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Poisoned animals and frightened away wicked creatures to protect the home

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Bes

52
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Most Egyptian homes had a statue of him

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Bes

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