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Gods and goddesses
Lotus
Sun god -Ra
Geb Nut
Seth Nephthys Osiris Isis
Anubis Horus Hathor
1. Osiris – god of the
Afterlife “Lord of the
underworld” Husband of Isis 1st Egyptian to be
mummified Represented as a
dead king holding the emblems of his supreme power:
shepherd’s crook flail
2. Isis – favorite
goddess Sister & wife of
Osiris Mother of Horus Associated with
female creative power
Symbolized the perfect mother
Symbol is the throne
3. Horus – god of the
sky Son of Osiris
and Isis Killed Seth Represented
as a falcon-headed god.
Carries an ankh which symbolizes life
4. Seth – god of evil
and darkness Osiris’s
brother and murderer
Associated with all evil
Represented as an extraordinary creature with features of different animals
5. Nephthys –
goddess of friendship Sister of Isis,
mother of Anubis
Wife of Seth Left Seth to
help Isis Friend to all
women Symbol is a
chalice
6. Anubis – god of the
dead Son of Seth and
Nephthys Presides over
funerals and the embalming ritual
Represented with the head of a
jackal, as they haunt cemeteries
7. Amun-Ra (kings of
the gods) Two gods in
one; uniting of the local god, Amun with sun god, Ra
Controls time, seasons, wind and clouds
Most powerful god during the New Kingdom
8. Nut – sky goddess
Sister of Geb, the earth god
Often painted blue and covered in stars
Swallowed the sun at night and it was reborn at sunrise
9. Sobek – god of
water Controlled the Nile
and its marshes and floods
Helped retrieve Osiris from the Nile
Represented as a crocodile
Followers started in the city of Crocadiloplis
10. Thoth – god of wisdom, writing
and learning
Author of the Book of the Dead
Believed to have invented writing, arithmetic and the calendar
Represented with the head of an Ibis bird
11. Hathor – goddess of music,
dancing, joy and love
Protects people during the mummification process
Wife of Horus Represented
with the head of a cow, a symbol of motherly love
12. Bastet – cat goddess
Protector of women, children and the sun’s power to ripen crops
Very well loved; people were not allowed to harm cats
Judges (gods & goddesses)
Scales
Anubis checking the scales with a pointer
Deceased entering with head bowed
Feather of Truth
Heart of the deceased in a canopic jar
Thoth recording the report from Anubis
Ammit- the devourer; “Eater of the Dead”
Horus – leading in the deceased
Deceased: “I am pure of mouth and hands, without guilt, without evil.”
Osiris
Isis
Nephthys
Make a foldable to help you remember and
identify the ancient gods and goddesses of Egypt.
Include: All gods that we covered in the notes. Descriptions of their appearance and what they
were the gods of.
Gods and goddesses foldable