Gods And Goddesses

Question 1

Amun-Ra

Answer 1

Amun-Ra was two gods in one, made by uniting a local god of Thebes, Amun with the sun god, Ra. He was the most powerful god during the new kingdom.

Question 2

Anubis

Answer 2

Jackal-headed god of the dead, mummification, and embalming.

Question 3

Bastet

Answer 3

Shown as a woman with a cat head, goddess of women and children.

Question 4

Bes

Answer 4

Bes was a short, fat, cheerful god, who was very popular as he guarded children from spirits. He also was thought to enjoy singing and dancing. Dwarf god of home and hearth.

Question 5

Hathor

Answer 5

Sometimes shown as a lovely lady, represents dancing, music, joy, and love, cow-headed.

Question 6

Imhotep

Answer 6

Imhotep was a real person and architect of the first pyramid, worshipped and became the god of wisdom.

Question 7

Osiris

Answer 7

Ruler of the underworld, brother and husband of Isis, enemy of brother Set, father of Horus

Question 8

Isis

Answer 8

Goddess of women and children, wife of Osiris and mother of Horus

Question 9

Ra

Answer 9

God of the sun, hawk headed with sun disc

Question 10

Horus

Answer 10

Falcon headed god of the sky, son of Isis and Osiris, got revenge on Uncle Set for killing Osiris

Question 11

Set

Answer 11

The god of evil and desert storms. Killed brother Osiris. Known to shape change, usually seen as an ugly goat.

Question 12

Ba

Answer 12

The soul of the dead. Shown as a bird with the head of the dead guy.

Question 13

Ka

Answer 13

The invisible twin, or guardian angel of the dead guy, usually shown as a double image figure.

Question 14

Ammut

Answer 14

The crocodile, lion, hippo goddess, eater of heavy hearts-heaving with sin

Question 15

Apis

Answer 15

The sacred bull god of Memphis… has sun disc

Question 16

Geb and Nut

Answer 16

God of Earth is Geb and goddess of the sky, mother and father of Osiris, Isis Set, and Natphys.

Question 17

Tefnut

Answer 17

Goddess of moisture

Question 18

Kepera

Answer 18

A creator god, head of scarab beetle.

Question 19

Thath

Answer 19

Ibis headed god of scribes and wisdom

Question 20

Taret

Answer 20

Hippo headed goddess of childbirth

Question 21

Sobek

Answer 21

Crocodile headed god of Fayum Oasis and the city of Crocodileopolis

Question 22

Ptah

Answer 22

Creator god of Memphis.. shown as a standing man with skull cap

Question 23

Hapi

Answer 23

God of the Nile inundation, a guy with breasts.

Question 24

Wadjet

Answer 24

Cobra goddess of lower Egypt

Question 25

Nekhbet

Answer 25

Vulture goddess of upper Egypt

Question 26

Maat

Answer 26

The goddess of balance of life, a woman with a single feather on her head.

Question 27

Hathor

Answer 27

Cow headed goddess of love… or Isis with horns and sun disc

Question 28

Khumn

Answer 28

Ram headed creator god of the Nile

Question 29

Sokar

Answer 29

Hawk headed mummified god of Memphis.

Question 30

Ank

Answer 30

Looped cross symbol of eternal life

Question 31

Selkit

Answer 31

Scorpion goddess

Question 32

Sekmet

Answer 32

Lion headed goddess of war