Table of Egyptian Gods

By N.S. Gill, About.com Guide

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Here is a quick reference table of major ancient Egyptian gods.

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.