EgyptianEgyptian Gods and Goddesses Gods and Goddesses
Amon
The sun god.The sun god.
At the height of At the height of
Egyptian civilization Egyptian civilization
he was called the he was called the
'King of the Gods'.'King of the Gods'.
ShuShuShu was the god of Shu was the god of
the air. Shu held up the air. Shu held up
the figure of Nut so the figure of Nut so
that the earth and that the earth and
the sky were the sky were
separated.separated.
TefnutTefnut
Tefnut was the goddess of Tefnut was the goddess of moisture.moisture.
She was the wife of Shu She was the wife of Shu
and the mother of Nut and the mother of Nut
(the sky) and Geb (the (the sky) and Geb (the
earth).earth).
GebGeb
Geb was the god of Geb was the god of the earth.the earth.
Geb was the husband Geb was the husband
and brother of the sky and brother of the sky
goddess Nut. He was goddess Nut. He was
also the father of also the father of
Osiris, Isis, Nepthys Osiris, Isis, Nepthys
and Seth. and Seth.
Nut Nut Nut was the sky-goddess, Nut was the sky-goddess,
whose body created a whose body created a
vault or canopy over the vault or canopy over the
earth.earth.
AppearanceAppearance: * Woman : * Woman whose body arches whose body arches
across the sky, wearing a across the sky, wearing a dress decorated with dress decorated with
stars.stars.
Nut was the sister/wife of Geb, the god Nut was the sister/wife of Geb, the god
of the earth. She was also the mother of the earth. She was also the mother
of Isis, Osiris, Nepthys and Seth.of Isis, Osiris, Nepthys and Seth.
The ancient Egyptians believed that at The ancient Egyptians believed that at
the end of the day, Nut swallowed the the end of the day, Nut swallowed the
sun-god, Ra, and gave birth to him sun-god, Ra, and gave birth to him
again the next morning.again the next morning.
SethSethSeth was the god of the Seth was the god of the
desert.desert.
He is also known as the god He is also known as the god
of chaos.of chaos.
Seth represented Seth represented
everything thateverything that
threatened threatened
harmonyharmony
in Egypt in Egypt
NephthysNephthys
Goddess of the dead.Goddess of the dead.
Thought to be skilled Thought to be skilled
in magic. Sister of in magic. Sister of
Seth, Osiris & IsisSeth, Osiris & Isis
OsirisOsirisOsiris was the god of the Osiris was the god of the
dead, and ruler of the dead, and ruler of the
underworld.underworld.
Osiris was the brother/ Osiris was the brother/
husband of Isis, and husband of Isis, and
thethe
brother of Nepthys and brother of Nepthys and
Seth. He was also the Seth. He was also the
father of Horus. father of Horus.
IsisIsisIsis was a protective Isis was a protective
goddess. She used goddess. She used
powerful magic spells powerful magic spells
to help people in need.to help people in need.
Isis was the wife of Isis was the wife of
Osiris and the mother Osiris and the mother
of Horus. of Horus.
HorusHorusHorus was a god of the sky.Horus was a god of the sky.
He is probably most well-He is probably most well-
known asknown as
the protector of the the protector of the
rulerruler
of Egypt. of Egypt.
The Egyptians The Egyptians
believedbelieved
that the Pharaoh wasthat the Pharaoh was
the 'living Horus'. the 'living Horus'.
AnubisAnubisAnubis was the god of Anubis was the god of
embalming and the embalming and the dead.dead.
Since jackals were Since jackals were
often seen in often seen in
cemeteries, the ancient cemeteries, the ancient
Egyptians believed that Egyptians believed that
Anubis watched over Anubis watched over
the dead. the dead.
Nun Nun
According to an According to an
ancient Egyptian ancient Egyptian
creation myth, creation myth,
Nun was the Nun was the
waters of chaos.waters of chaos.