Egyptian Mythology
Aaru - Abode of the blessed dead.
Amen (Amon, Ammdn) - One of chief Theban deities; united with sun god under form
of Amen-Ra; husband of Mut.
Amenti - Region of dead where souls were judged by Osiris.
Anubis - Guide of souls to Amenti; son of Osiris; jackal-headed.
Apis - Sacred bull, an embodiment of Ptah; identified with Osiris as Osiris-Apis or
Serapis.
Geb (Keb, Seb) - Earth god; father of Osiris; represented with goose on head.
Hathor (Athor) - Goddess of love and mirth; cow-headed.
Horus - God of day; son of Osiris and Isis; hawk-headed.
Isis - Goddess of motherhood and fertility; sister and wife of Osiris.
Khepera - God of morning sun.
Khnemu (Khnum, Chnuphis, Chnemu, Chnum) - Ram-headed god.
Khonsu (Khensu, Khuns) - Son of Amen and Mut.
Mentu (Ment) - Solar deity, sometimes considered god of war; falcon-headed.
Min (Khem, Chem) - Principle of physical life.
Mut (Maut) - Wife of Amen.
Nephthys - Goddess of the dead; sister and wife of Set.
Nu - Chaos from which world was created, personified as a god.
Nut - Goddess of heavens; consort of Geb.
Osiris - God of underworld and judge of dead; son of Geb and Nut; brother and
husband of Isis.
Ptah (Phtha) - Chief deity of Memphis.
Ra - God of the Sun, the supreme god; son of Nut; Pharaohs claimed descent from
him; represented as lion, cat, or falcon.
Serapis - God uniting attributes of Osiris and Apis.
Set (Seth) - God of darkness or evil; brother and enemy of Osiris; brother and
husband of Nephthys.
Shu - Solar deity; son of Ra and Hathor.
Tem (Atmu, Atum, Tum) - Solar deity.
Thoth (Dhouti) - God of wisdom and magic; scribe of gods; ibis-headed.
Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
Name of Gods or
Goddesses
Amun, Amon, Atum
Amun-Ra, Amon-Ra,
Atum-Ra
Anubis
Man with head of a Ram
Scarab, Falcon's head & Sun
Disk
Head of a Jackal
Bast or Bastet
Head of a Cat
Depiction / Description
Bes
Dwarf
Geb
Black Goose
Hathor
Head of a cow
Horus
Head of a Hawk
Isis
With the Horns of a Cow
Khepri / Khepera /
Khephri - alternative
Beetle on his head
name for the Sun God Ra
Khunsu / Khensu
Falcon's head & Lunar Disk
Khnum
Head of a Ram
Min
Head of a Bull
Symbol of her name on top of
Nephthys
horns
Nut
Head of a cow
Opet / Ipet / Ipy
Hippopotamus goddess
Osiris
Pharaoh wearing a crown
Sekhet aka Eye of Ra
Bull or bearded man with skull
cap
Wearing an ostrich feather or
Lion
Head of a Lioness
Seth aka Set
Beast-headed
Sobek
Head of a Crocodile
Solar Disk / Scarab Beetle/
Falcon
Head of a lioness
Head of an Ibis
Ptah (Tathenen)
Shu
Sun God Ra
Tefnut
Thoth
Jurisdiction of Gods
Life and Reproduction
Sun God, God of the Universe
God of Tombs
Life giving, cats, fire, pregnant
women
Protection against evil
Vegetation and the Underworld
Goddess of Love
Sky & Sun God
Fertility, Healing & Love Goddess
Morning Sun & Creator
Moon God
Procreativity
Fertility and Sexuality
Divine Assistance Goddess
Goddess of the Sky
Goddess of childbirth
God of Death, the Dead,
Underworld
Creator
Embodiment of the dry air and the
wind
Life-destroying power of the sun
God of Evil, Chaos, Desert &
Storms
Creator
Creator of the Universe
Goddess of Rain
Wisdom, learning and the arts
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