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In [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]] dozens of gods were worshiped. The following list covers the major Egyptian gods, but there were many hundreds more. It is estimated that more than 700 gods were worshiped in [[Ancient Egypt]]. Each village worshiped a god, and the importance of each god resided in the importance of the city where his cult come from. <br />
  
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The following list covers the main Egyptian gods, but there were many hundreds more.
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The Egyptian gods were represented by animal, human, or a mixture of both figures and were worshiped in the [[Main temples of Ancient Egypt|temples]] where they had offerings. Worship in these [[Main temples of Ancient Egypt|temples]] was reserved for priests, who were in charge of presenting the offerings and look for the God.<br />
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=List of the main Egytian gods=
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* Ra
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Egyptian gods surpassed the borders of the country of [[Nile river]] and his cult appears occasionally in the Mediterranean, partly thanks to the spread of the gods produced after the conquest of [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]] by Alexander the Great and during the [[Ancient Rome|Roman Empire]]. <br />
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Ra was written <hiero>r:a-N5:Z1-C2</hiero> or also:  <hiero>N5:Z1-C2</hiero> or also:  <hiero>C2-N5</hiero>
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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.
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= List of the main Egyptian gods =
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* Amun
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He was worshiped in Thebes as the supreme creator and was assimilated into Ra and was known as Amun-Ra.
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* '''[[Egyptian God Ra|Ra]]'''
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[[Egyptian God Ra|Ra]] was represented by: <hiero> r: a-N5: Z1-C2 </hiero> or also <hiero> N5: Z1-C2 </hiero> or also <hiero> C2-N5 </hiero>
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* Mut
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[[Egyptian God Ra|Ra]] was the Egyptian god of the sun and is often represented as a falcon crowned with a sun disk and over it a snake. This is the chief god of the Egyptian pantheon, solar symbol, which gave life and guarantor of the Egyptian concept of death and resurrection. [[Egyptian God Ra|To learn more about Ra...]]
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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.
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* '''[[Egyptian God Amun or Amon|Amon]]'''
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* Jonsu
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[[Egyptian God Amun or Amon|Amon]] was represented by: <hiero> -i-mn: n-C12 - </hiero>
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Khonsu was the son of Amun and Mut, the Moon. He was depicted with the head of falcon topped with a first quarter moon. He was the god of the sick, medicine and he protected from evil spirits.
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He was worshiped in Thebes as the supreme creator and he ended up being assimilated to the god [[Egyptian God Ra|Ra]], being known as Amun-Ra. [[Egyptian God Amun or Amon| Find out more about Amon ...]]
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* Osiris
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* '''[[Egyptian Goddess Mut|Mut]]'''
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Osiris presides the court that judges people after his death. He was assassinated according to legend by his brother Seth. he was the god of resurrection and fertility of the Nile.
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[[Egyptian Goddess Mut|Mut]] was represented by: <hiero>-G14*t</hiero> or also <hiero> G14-t: H8-B1 - </hiero>
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She was the goddess of Thebes, goddess of the sky and wife of [[Egyptian God Amun or Amon|Amon]]. She is represented by a vulture headdress and with the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. [[Egyptian Goddess Mut|Find out more about Mut ...]]
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*Isis
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Isis is the wife and sister of Osiris, goddess of magic was represented in human form surmounted by a throne. Its main temple was on the island of Philae.
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* '''[[Egyptian God Khonsu|Jonsu]]'''
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He was represented by: <hiero> Aa1: n-M23-W-A40 </hiero>
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* Horus
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[[Egyptian God Khonsu|Jonsu]] was the god of the moon, and the son of [[Egyptian God Amun or Amon|Amon]] and [[Egyptian Goddess Mut|Mut]]. <br />
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Horus is the son of Isis and Osiris. He was depicted as a falcon. The pharaoh is the manifestation of Horus on earth.
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He was depicted with a falcon head crowned with a crescent. He was the god of the sick, of medicine and protected from evil spirits. [[Egyptian God Khonsu|Find out more about Jonsu ...]]
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* Seth
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* '''[[Egyptian God Osiris|Osiris]]'''
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He was the god of nomadic shepherds. He was depicted with the head of Greyhound. He was the god of evil and desert.
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He was represented by: <hiero> D4: Q1-A40 </hiero> or also <hiero>-.-E34:n:n-nfr-A40-</hiero> or also <hiero>-.-E34:n-nfr-A40-</hiero><br />
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[[Egyptian God Osiris|Osiris]] presides over the court that judges people after his death. He was assassinated according to legend by his brother [[Egyptian God Seth|Seth]]. [[Egyptian God Osiris|Osiris]] is the god of resurrection of [[Nile river|Nile]] and fertility. [[Egyptian God Osiris|Osiris To learn more about ...]]
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* Hathor
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She was the goddess of parenting, education, party and music, love and fertility. She was depicted as a cow.
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* '''[[Egyptian Goddess Isis|Isis]]'''
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It was represented by: <hiero> st-t: H8-B1 </hiero> or also <hiero>st-t:,:y-I12</hiero>
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* Anubis
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[[Egyptian Goddess Isis|Isis]] is the wife and sister of [[Egyptian God Osiris|Osiris]], goddess of magic was represented in human form surmounted by a throne. Its main temple is on the island of Philae. [[Egyptian Goddess Isis|Find out more about Isis ...]]
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Anubis was responsible for conducting the dead people until they reacch the god court. He was the god of embalming and was represented with the head of a jackal or dog.
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* '''[[Egyptian God Horus|Horus]]'''
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* Thoth
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He was represented by: <hiero> G5-A40 </hiero> or also <hiero> G9-H-Hr: r </hiero>
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He was the god of writing, music and knowledge and was represented with headed Ibis or baboon.
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[[Egyptian God Horus|Horus]] is the son of [[Egyptian Goddess Isis|Isis]] and [[Egyptian God Osiris|Osiris]]. He was depicted as a falcon. Pharaohs are the manifestation of [[Egyptian God Horus|Horus]] on Earth. [[Egyptian God Horus|Find out more about Horus ...]]
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* Ptah
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* '''[[Egyptian God Seth|Seth]]'''
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In the early days was worshiped in Memphis as the creator of the universe. He is the god of craftsmen and architects.
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He was represented by: <hiero>sw-W-t:x-E20-A40</hiero>> or also <hiero> st: S </hiero> or also <hiero> z: t: X </hiero>
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He was the god of nomadic herders. He was depicted with the head of Greyhound. He was the god of evil and desert. [[Egyptian God Seth|To know more about Seth ...]]
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* Nut
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She was the goddess of the night and is represented in human form covering the Earth as the sky.
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* '''[[Egyptian Goddess Hathor|Hathor]]'''
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It was represented by: <hiero> O7-D2: r-C9 </hiero> or also <hiero> O10 </hiero> or also <hiero> O6-X1: D2 </hiero>
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* Maat
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She was the goddess of upbringing, education, party and music, love and fertility. She was depicted as a cow. [[Egyptian Goddess Hathor|Learn more about Hathor ...]]
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She was the goddess of justice and was represented crowned by an ostrich feather.
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* '''[[Egyptian God Anubis|Anubis]]'''
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* Apis
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He was represented by: <hiero> i-n: p-w-C6 </hiero>
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He was the god of agriculture and was represented by a bull. He was a native of Memphis.
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[[Egyptian God Anubis|Anubis]] was responsible for leading dead people to the divine court. He was the god of embalming and was represented with the head of a jackal or dog. [[Egyptian God Anubis|Find out more about Anubis ...]]
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* '''[[Egyptian God Thoth|Thoth]]'''
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It was the crocodile god, the god of fertility, the Nile and Waters.
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He was represented by: <hiero> G26-t: Z4 </hiero> or also <hiero>d-H-w-t:Z4-R8</hiero> or also <hiero> G26:t*Z4</hiero>
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He was the god of writing, music and knowledge and was represented with the head of Ibis or baboon. [[Egyptian God Thoth|Find out more about Thoth ...]]
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* '''[[Egyptian God Ptah|Ptah]]'''
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He was represented by: <hiero> Q3: V28-A40-X1 </hiero> or also <hiero> Q3: X1-V28 </hiero>
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In the early days he was worshiped in Memphis as the creator of the universe. He is the god of artisans and architects. [[Egyptian God Ptah|Find out more about Path ...]]
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He was represented by: <hiero>-W24*t:N1-</hiero>
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She was the goddess of the night and is represented in naked human form covering the earth as the sky. [[Egyptian Goddess Nut|Find out more about Nut ...]]
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* '''[[Egyptian Goddess Maat|Maat]]'''
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He was represented by: <hiero> H6 </hiero> or also <hiero> U5: D36-X1 </hiero> or also <hiero>U1-Aa11:X1</hiero>
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She was the goddess of justice and is represented crowned by an ostrich feather [[Egyptian Goddess Maat|Find out more about Maat ...]].
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* '''[[Egyptian God Apis|Apis]]'''
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He was represented by: <hiero>V28-Aa5:Q3-E1</hiero> or also <hiero>G39</hiero> or also <hiero>Aa5:Q3-G43</hiero> or also: <hiero>Aa5:Q3</hiero>
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He was the god of agriculture and was represented by a bull. He was a native of Memphis. [[Egyptian God Apis|Find out more about Apis ...]]
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* '''[[Egyptian God Sobek|Sobek]]'''
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He was represented by: <hiero> S29-D58-V31: I3 </hiero> or also <hiero> I4 </hiero>
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It was the crocodile god, the god of fertility, [[Nile river|Nile]] and water [[Egyptian God Sobek|Find out more about Sobek ...]]
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► Ancient Egypt
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In Egypt dozens of gods were worshiped. The following list covers the major Egyptian gods, but there were many hundreds more. It is estimated that more than 700 gods were worshiped in Ancient Egypt. Each village worshiped a god, and the importance of each god resided in the importance of the city where his cult come from.

The Egyptian gods were represented by animal, human, or a mixture of both figures and were worshiped in the temples where they had offerings. Worship in these temples was reserved for priests, who were in charge of presenting the offerings and look for the God.

Egyptian gods surpassed the borders of the country of Nile river and his cult appears occasionally in the Mediterranean, partly thanks to the spread of the gods produced after the conquest of Egypt by Alexander the Great and during the Roman Empire.


List of the main Egyptian gods

Ra was represented by:
r
 aN5
 Z1C2
or also
N5
 Z1C2
or also
C2N5

Ra was the Egyptian god of the sun and is often represented as a falcon crowned with a sun disk and over it a snake. This is the chief god of the Egyptian pantheon, solar symbol, which gave life and guarantor of the Egyptian concept of death and resurrection. To learn more about Ra...

Amon was represented by:
imn
 nC12

He was worshiped in Thebes as the supreme creator and he ended up being assimilated to the god Ra, being known as Amun-Ra. Find out more about Amon ...

Mut was represented by:
G14&t
or also
G14t
 H8B1

She was the goddess of Thebes, goddess of the sky and wife of Amon. She is represented by a vulture headdress and with the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. Find out more about Mut ...

He was represented by:
Aa1
 nM23WA40

Jonsu was the god of the moon, and the son of Amon and Mut.
He was depicted with a falcon head crowned with a crescent. He was the god of the sick, of medicine and protected from evil spirits. Find out more about Jonsu ...

He was represented by:
D4
 Q1A40
or also
 
E34
n
n		 nfrA40
or also
 
E34
n		 nfrA40

Osiris presides over the court that judges people after his death. He was assassinated according to legend by his brother Seth. Osiris is the god of resurrection of Nile and fertility. Osiris To learn more about ...

It was represented by:
stt
 H8B1
or also
stt
,
y		 I12

Isis is the wife and sister of Osiris, goddess of magic was represented in human form surmounted by a throne. Its main temple is on the island of Philae. Find out more about Isis ...

He was represented by:
G5A40
or also
G9HHr
 r

Horus is the son of Isis and Osiris. He was depicted as a falcon. Pharaohs are the manifestation of Horus on Earth. Find out more about Horus ...

He was represented by:
swWt
x		 E20A40
> or also
st
 S
or also
z
 t
 X

He was the god of nomadic herders. He was depicted with the head of Greyhound. He was the god of evil and desert. To know more about Seth ...

It was represented by:
O7D2
 rC9
or also
O10
or also
O6X1
 D2

She was the goddess of upbringing, education, party and music, love and fertility. She was depicted as a cow. Learn more about Hathor ...

He was represented by:
in
 pwC6

Anubis was responsible for leading dead people to the divine court. He was the god of embalming and was represented with the head of a jackal or dog. Find out more about Anubis ...

He was represented by:
G26t
 Z4
or also
dHwt
Z4		 R8
or also
G26
t Z4

He was the god of writing, music and knowledge and was represented with the head of Ibis or baboon. Find out more about Thoth ...

He was represented by:
Q3
 V28A40X1
or also
Q3
 X1V28

In the early days he was worshiped in Memphis as the creator of the universe. He is the god of artisans and architects. Find out more about Path ...

He was represented by:
W24 t
N1

She was the goddess of the night and is represented in naked human form covering the earth as the sky. Find out more about Nut ...

He was represented by:
H6
or also
U5
 D36X1
or also
U1Aa11
X1

She was the goddess of justice and is represented crowned by an ostrich feather Find out more about Maat ....

He was represented by:
V28Aa5
Q3		 E1
or also
G39
or also
Aa5
Q3		 G43
or also:
Aa5
Q3

He was the god of agriculture and was represented by a bull. He was a native of Memphis. Find out more about Apis ...

He was represented by:
S29D58V31
 I3
or also
I4

It was the crocodile god, the god of fertility, Nile and water Find out more about Sobek ...



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