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Table of the Gods and Goddesses of Egypt
From your Guide, a hyperlinked table of the major Egyptian deities.

Egyptian Deities
From your Guide. Information on the pantheon and explanation of the Ennead.

Amen (Amon) and Amen-Ra, King of the Gods
Amen and his consort Ament are among the most ancient of gods, attested to by the Vth Dynasty.

Ancient Egyptian Religion
The gods we think of as Egyptian were representations of aspects of the one creator god.

Cippi of Horus
Horus was the god of the rising sun and personification of light. He is depicted standing on two crocodiles in basalt stelae.

Egyptian Mythology
An overview focusing on the influence of temporal rulers on the pantheon. Includes list of major gods and creation myths.

Glossary of Egyptian Mythology
Historic and mythological entries. For example, barque is a boat in which the gods sailed as well as Ra's personal vessel.

Goddesses of Ancient Egypt
Short essays on the influence of the feminine in Egypt, Isis, and Hathor.

Isis
Worshiped throughout Egypt as some variant on the Great Mother, this InterCity Oz site lists her myriad other epithets.

Names of Netjer Glossary
Alphabetical list of the Egyptian gods. Other pages explain the Egyptian religion and how it differs from polytheistic religions.

Osiris, Asar
Osiris, the Egyptian god of the dead was so important that sometimes he was referred to simply as "god." Also see Osiris Cult on this InterCity Oz site.


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