Egyptian Gods
- Aker
- An earth god who controlled the western and eastern horizons of the underworld.
Often shown as two lions back to back.
- Amun
- Theban creator god often combined with Ra (hence Amun-Ra). husband of Mut.
- Anubis
- Jackal headed god of death and the mummification rites. Son of Osiris and Nephthys.
- Apis
- Sacred bull who was the god Ptah manifested on earth.
- Apophis
- Snake underworld god of darkness, evil and chaos.
- Aten
- The sun's disc.
- Atum
- Heliopolian creator god. father of Shu and Tefnut.
- Ba-Neb-Djedet
- Ram god of reason who mediated between Seth and Horus.
- Bes
- Dwarf-like protection spirit especially at births and against snakes. Husband of Beset.
- Dedwen
- God of incense.
- Duamutef
- Jackal headed son of Horus. Responsible for guarding the canopic jar of a
mummy that contained the stomach.
- Geb
- Earth god and consort of Nut. Son of Shu and Tefnut and father to Osiris, Isis,
Seth and Nephthys.
- Hapi
- god of the nile innundation and fertility. Often shown with pendulous breasts. Son of Horus and ape-headed who
was responsible for guarding the lung canopic jar.
- Harpocrates
- Horus as a child.
- Heh
- Hermopolian god of infinity.
- Horus
- Falcon sky
and sun god. Son of Isis and Osiris and considered father to the pharoahs.
- Imsety
- Human headed
son of Horus who guarded the liver canopic jar.
- Khentiamentiu
- meaning "foremost of weterners" as an underworld god.
Orriginally a canine headed god from Abydos later equated with Osiris
or Anubis.
- Khepri
- scarab
beetle of the sun in it's daytime aspect.
- Khnum
- Ram-headed
god who created humans on his potter's wheel.
- Khons
- meaning
"traveller". A moon god who appeared wrapped in mummy-like
bandages.son of Amun and Mut.
- Mentu
- Theban
falcon-headed war god who was often equated with the black faced
white bull Buchis.
- Min
- Fertility god
often shown with and erest phallus.
- Nefertem
- primaeval
lotus god who rose from Nun.
- Nun
- precreation
shapeless water which waits to reflood the earth.
- Onuris
- Bearded god
of hunting.
- Osiris
- Fertility
and corn god who ruled the underworld after being murdered by
his brother Seth. Husband and brother of Isis, brother of Seth and
Nephthys. Son ofGeb and Nut. Father of Horus and Anubis.
- Ptah
- creator god
of Memphis.
- Qebehsenuef
- falcon-
headed son of Horus who guarded the intestine canopic jar.
- Ra
- creator sun-god.
Shown as either a falcon wearing a sun disc or a ram-headed
god when in the underworld. Travelledthe daytime sky in his boat 'mandjet' and
through the underworld in his boat 'meseket'.
- Serapis
- An
underworld god associated with the Apis bull.
- Seth
- God of chaos
and disaster. Son of geb and NUt and brother to Isis, Osiris and Nephthys.
- Shu
- god of dry air
which the sun shone through. Son of Atum and husband of Tefnut. Father
of Geb and Nut.Supported Nut in the sky.
- Sobek
- Crocodile sun
god. Son of Neith.
- Thoth
- Moon god of
writing and knowledge and also the god responsible for recording the weight of the heart during the heart weighing ceremony.
Often shown as an ibis or a baboon.
- Wepwawet
- Jackal heade
d 'openor of the ways'. Helped Kings in battle but also led the opening
of the mouth rite and guided kings into the underworld.