Gods of Ancient Egypt Flashcards
How many gods in Ancient Egypt were there?
5
What are the 5 gods of Ancient Egypt?
- Anubis
- Horus
- Isis
- Osirius
- Thoth
What did Anubis look like?
Man with head of a jackal
What did Horus look like?
Man with head of a
falcon
What did Isis look like?
Woman wearing sheath-style dress with a throne- shaped head dress
What did Osirus look like?
Green-skinned man with mummy-like lower body; he holds a crook and flail and wears the white crown with feathers on either side
What did Thoth look like?
Man with head of an ibis, sometimes with crescent moon and lunar disc on top of it
What was Anubis’s role?
God of the underworld and mummification
What was horus’s role?
God of the sky and
also of hunting
What was Isis’s role?
Goddess of rebirth and reincarnation and protector of the dead
What was Osirus’s role?
God and judge of the dead in the afterlife; giver of life
What was Thoths role?
God of writing, wisdom, learning and measurement
