I have to write a guide on these historical facts about gods of ancient Egypt. I saw many many mixed and untrue historical facts in many ancient Egypt auctions on ebay so I hope this guide will help you to know the most know gods of ancient Egypt.
They were gods to be feared yes, as all gods are, but they were also gods to be loved. What's more, the Egyptians enjoyed talking about the gods. Like the gods of the Greeks and Romans, the Egyptian gods seemed to be made for storytelling. There were tales to educate, tales to entertain, and tales with morals, and in those stories, the gods didn't seem so far away and unreachable. It was comforting to hear that the gods also wept for those they had lost, to hear about the gods laughing, to learn that the gods faced many of the same problems that the people did, albeit on a grander scale. In learning about the gods on such an intimate level, the Egyptians could better relate to the universe around them.
The ancient Egyptians practiced a belief system that was part totemism, part polytheism, and part ancestor worship. There were numerous gods, but rather than living on an isolated mountain or in an unreachable heaven, many of them lived invisibly in the mortal world, acting through sacred sites, items, animals, or even chosen people. Furthermore, the spirits of the deceased, if remembered and honored, could aid and guide the living from the Afterlife.
Here we will explore the religion of the ancient Egyptians, how it evolved, how it affected their lives and their development as a civilization. But most importantly, we will try to understand a people through what they believed and in doing so, give them that which they sought most: immortality.
- Aken --> Ferryman of the Underworld
- Aker --> Guardian and Gatekeeper of the Underworld
- Am-Heh --> Devourer of Millions
- Ament --> Greeter of the Dead
- Ammit --> Devourer of the Wicked
- Amun And Amun-Re--> The King of the Gods
- Anat --> Mother of Gods
- Andjety--> A precursor of Osiris
- Anqet -->The Embracer, Goddess of Fertility and the Nile at Aswan
- Anubis --> God of Embalming
- Anuke --> Goddess of War
- Anuket --> Goddess of the Nile
- Apep --> The Great Destroyer
- Arensnuphis -->Anthropomorphic Nubian Deity
- As --> Kindly God of the Desert
- Astarte -->Warrior Goddess of Canaan
- Aten --> The Sun Disk and later God
- Atum --> The All-Father
- Auf (Efu Ra) --> An aspect of the sun god Ra
- Baal --> God of Thunder
- Ba - Pef -->The Soul
- Babi --> The Dominant Male Baboon God
- Banebdjetet --> God of Lower Egypt
- Bast --> Beautiful Cat-Goddess
- Bat --> Ancient Cow Goddess
- Benu --> The Bird of Creation
- Bes --> Protector of Childbirth
- Dedwen --> Nubian God of Resources
- Denwen --> The Fiery Serpent
- The Ennead --> The Nine Great Osirian Gods
- Fetket --> The Sun God's Butler
- Geb --> God of the Earth
- Gengen Wer --> The Great Honker
- Hapi --> God of the Nile River
- Hathor --> Goddess of Music and Dance
- Hatmehyt --> The Fish Goddess
- Haurun --> The Victorious Herdsman
- Hen & Hauhet --> Deities of Infinity and Eternity
- Heqet --> Frog Goddess
- Heret-Kau --> She who is Above the Spirits
- Heryshef --> Ruler of the Riverbanks
- Heset --> Goddess of Plenty
- Hetepes-Sekhus --> An Eye of Re
- Hike -->God of Magic and Medicine
- Horus --> King of the Gods on Earth
- Hu -->God of the Spoken Word
- Iabet --> Cleanser of Re, Personification of the East
- Ihy -->The Child God
- Imhotep --> Lord of Science and Thought
- Ipy --> A Mother of Osiris
- Isis --> Queen of the Gods
- Iusaas --> Creator Goddess
- Kabechet -->Helper of Anubis
- Kek & Kauket --> Deities of Darkness, Obscurity and Night
- Khenmu --> The Great Potter
- Kherty --> Ram-headed God
- Kephri --> The Great Scarab
- Khonsu --> God of the Moon
- Maat --> Lady of Truth and Order
- Mafdet --> Goddess of Scorpions and Snakes
- Mahaf --> The Ferryman
- Mahes --> The Lord of the Massacre
- Mandulis --> The Lower Nubian Sun God
- Mehet-weret --> Cow Goddess of the Sky
- Menhit --> Lion-headed War Goddess
- Mertseger --> Guardian of the Valley of the Kings
- Meskhenet --> Goddess of Childbrith
- Mihos --> Son of Bastet
- Min --> God of Fertility
- Warrior and Solar God
- Mut --> Grandmother of the Gods
- Nefertem --> Lord of the Sunrise
- Nehebkau --> the God who Joined the Ka to the Body
- Nekhbet --> Goddess of the Power of Kings
- Neith --> Goddess of War and Funerals
- Nephthys --> Lady of the Wings
- Nun & Naunet --> Gods of Chaos and Water
- Nut --> Goddess of the Firmament
- The Ogdoad --> The Primordial Creation Gods
- Onuris --> The War God
- Osirirs --> Lord of the Dead
- Pakhet --> The Strength of Woman
- Panebatawy --> The Child God
- Peteese & Pihor --> Brother Gods
- Ptah --> The Creator
- Qadesh -->Goddess of Esctasy and Sexual Pleasure
- Re (Ra) --> The Sun God
- Renenutet --> Goddess of the Harvest
- Reshep --> The Syrian War God
- Sah & Sopdet --> The Astral God and Goddess
- Satet --> Goddess of the Inundation
- Saties -->Guardian of the Borders
- Sebiumeker --> Meroitic God of Procreation
- Sefkhet-Abwy --> Goddess of Writing and Temple Libraries
- Seker --> The Resurrected Osiris
- Sekhmet --> The Eye of Ra
- Sepa --> Centipede God
- Serapis --> the Composit God
- Serqet --> Scorpion Goddess
- Seshat --> Goddess of writing, measurements
- Set --> God of Evil
- Shay --> Personified Destiny
- Shesmetet --> Leonine Goddess
- Shesmu --> Demon god of the Win Press
- Shu --> God of the Air and Sky
- Sobek --> Guard of the Gods
- Sons Of Horus --> Gods of the Viscera and the Canopic Jars
- Sopedu --> The Border Patrol God
- Taweret --> Goddess Demoness of Birth
- Tayet --> Goddess of Weaving
- Tefnut --> Goddess of Moisture
- Tatenen --> "Father of Gods" and the God of the Rising Earth
- Thoth --> God of Wisdom
- Wosret --> Goddess of Thebes
- Yah --> Another Moon God
- Yamm --> God of the Sea

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