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
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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. Ra To learn more about ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 is on the island of Philae. Find out more about Isis ...
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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 ...
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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. To know more about Seth ...
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She was the goddess of upbringing, education, party and music, love and fertility. She was depicted as a cow. Learn more about Hathor ...
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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 ...
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He was the god of writing, music and knowledge and was represented with the head of Ibis or baboon. Find out more about Tot ...
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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. Find out more about Path ...
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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 ...
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She was the goddess of justice and is represented crowned by an ostrich feather Find out more about Maat ....
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He was the god of agriculture and was represented by a bull. He was a native of Memphis. Find out more about Apis ...
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It was the crocodile god, the god of fertility, Nile and water Find out more about Sobek ...
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