| Ancient Egypt - Gods and Goddesses |
| Quick Reference Table of Egyptian Gods |
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| Egyptian Gods | |
| Name of Egyptian God | Function or Identity of Egyptian God |
| Amon | Primoridal creation deity; one of 8 gods of chaos; combined with the suprme solar deity, Ra, Amon-RA was the hidden power that created the gods. |
| Anubis | Embalming |
| Atum | One of 4 creation deities; caused the division of the sexes; as Ra-Atum, he represented the evening sun. |
| Bes | Music, dance, war, slaughter. |
| Duamutef | Protect deceased's stomach. |
| Geb | Earth and guide to heaven. |
| Hapi | Nile god. |
| Hapy | Protect deceased's lungs. |
| Horus | Many guises. Falcon-head. Sky god whose left eye was the moon amd whose right eye was the sun (depicted as an eye); king of Egypt. |
| Imsety | Protect deceased's liver. |
| Khensu | Moon god. |
| Khnemu, Khnum | One of 4 creator gods; potter who sculpted man and anumals and breathed life into them; water god. |
| Min | Fertility god who bestowed sexual powers on men. |
| Osiris | Earth and vegetation. |
| Ptah | Patron of craftsmen. |
| Qebehsenuef | Protect deceased's intestines. |
| Re | Sun |
| Seth | Lord of Lower Egypt & evil enemy of Horus |
| Shu | God of space & light between sky & earth; power over snakes; held ladder to heaven. |
| Sobek | Crocodile god. |
| Thoth | Wisdom & learning. |
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Table of Egyptian Gods
© 2002 N.S. Gill
