Main Egyptian Gods

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The following list covers the main Egyptian gods, but there were many hundreds more:

  • Ra

The Egyptian god Ra was the sun god and is often represented as a falcon crowned with a solar disk and a snake. It is the main god of the Egyptian pantheon, solar symbol, which gave life, and guarantor of Egyptian concept of death and resurrection.

  • Amon

He was worshiped in Thebes as the supreme creator and ended up being assimilated into Ra and was known as Amun-Ra.

  • Mut

She was the goddess of Thebes, sky goddess and wife of Amun. She is represented by a vulture headdress and with the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt . Jonsu Khonsu was the son of Amun and Mut, the Moon. He was depicted with the head of Hacon topped with a crescent . He was the god of the sick , medicine and protected from evil spirits . Osiris Osiris presides over the court trying people after his death. He was assassinated according to legend by his brother Seth , the god of resurrection and fertility of the Nile . Isis Isis is the wife and sister of Osiris, goddess of magic was represented in human form surmounted by a throne. Its main temple on the island of Philae. Horus Horus is the son of Isis and Osiris. He was depicted as a falcon. The pharaoh is the manifestation of Horus on earth. Seth He was the god of nomadic herders . He was depicted with the head of Greyhound. He was the god of evil and desert. Hathor She was the goddess of parenting , education, party and music , love and fertility. She was depicted as a cow . Anubis Anubis was responsible for conducting the dead until he became court. He was the god of embalming and was represented with the head of a jackal or dog. Thoth He was the god of writing , music and knowledge and was represented headed Ibis or baboon . Ptah In the early days was worshiped in Memphis as the creator of the universe. He is the god of craftsmen and architects. Nut She was the goddess of the night and is represented in human form naked cover the Earth as the sky. Maat She was the goddess of justice and was represented crowned by an ostrich feather . Apis He was the god of agriculture and was represented by a bull. He was a native of Memphis. Sobek It was the crocodile god , the god of fertility, the Nile and Waters .

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