Gods •
Aker – A god of Earth and the
horizon •
Amun – A
creator god,
Tutelary deity of the city of
Thebes, and the preeminent deity in
ancient Egypt during the
New Kingdom •
Anubis – The god of
funerals, embalming and protector of the dead •
Apis – A live
Bull worshiped as a god at
Memphis and seen as a manifestation of
Ptah •
Aten – Sun disk deity who became the focus of the monolatrous or monotheistic
Atenist belief system in the reign of
Akhenaten, was also the literal Sun disk •
Atum – A
creator god and
solar deity, first god of the
Ennead •
Bennu – A
solar and
creator deity, depicted as a
Heron •
Bes –
Apotropaic god, represented as a
dwarf, particularly important in protecting
children and
women in
childbirth •
Geb – An earth god and member of the
Ennead •
Heru-ur – An elder form of
Horus •
Horus – A kingship god, usually shown as a
Falcon or as a
human child, linked with the sky, the
Sun, kingship, protection, and healing; often said to be the son of
Osiris and
Isis •
Imhotep –
Architect and
Vizier to
Djoser, eventually deified as a healer god •
Khepri – A
solar creator god, often treated as the morning aspect of
Ra and represented by a
scarab beetle •
Khnum – A
Ram god, the
Tutelary deity of
Elephantine, who was said to control the
Nile flood and give life to gods and
humans •
Khonsu – A
Moon god, son of
Amun and
Mut •
Maahes – A
Lion god, son of
Bastet •
Min – A god of virility, as well as the cities of
Akhmim and
Qift and the
Eastern Desert beyond them •
Nefertem – A god of the
lotus blossom from which the
sun god rose at the beginning of time. Son of
Ptah and
Sekhmet •
Onuris – A god of
war and hunting •
Osiris – A god of death and resurrection who rules
Duat and enlivens vegetation, the
sun god, and deceased souls •
Ptah – A
creator deity and god of craftsmen, the
Tutelary deity of
Memphis •
Ra – The foremost
Egyptian sun god, involved in creation and the
afterlife Mythological ruler of the gods, father of every
Egyptian Pharaoh, and the
Tutelary deity of
Heliopolis •
Set – An ambivalent god, characterized by violence, chaos, and strength, connected with the desert. Mythological murderer of
Osiris and enemy of
Horus, but also a supporter of the
Pharaoh •
Shu – Embodiment of wind or air, a member of the
Ennead •
Sobek – A
Crocodile god, worshiped in the
Faiyum and at
Kom Ombo •
Thoth – A knowledge god, and a god of writing and
scribes, and
Tutelary deity of
Hermopolis Goddesses •
Amunet – Female counterpart of
Amun and a member of the
Ogdoad •
Bat – A
cow goddess from early in
Egyptian history, eventually absorbed by
Hathor •
Hathor – One of the most important goddesses, linked with the sky, the
Sun, sexuality and motherhood,
music and dance, foreign lands and goods, and the
afterlife. One of many forms of the
Eye of Ra, she is often depicted as a
cow •
Heqet – A
frog goddess said to protect
women in
childbirth •
Hesat – A maternal
cow goddess •
Maat – A goddess who personified truth, justice, and order •
Menhit – A
solar lioness goddess who personified the brow of
Ra •
Neith – A
creator and hunter goddess,
tutelary deity of the city of
Sais in
Lower Egypt •
Nekhbet – A
vulture goddess, the
tutelary deity of
Upper Egypt •
Nephthys – A member of the
Ennead; the consort of
Set who mourned
Osiris alongside
Isis •
Nut – A sky goddess, a member of the
Ennead •
Pakhet – A
lioness goddess mainly worshiped in the area around
Beni Hasan •
Renenutet – An
agricultural goddess •
Satis – A goddess of
Egypt's southern frontier regions •
Serket – A
scorpion goddess, invoked for healing and protection •
Taweret –
Hippopotamus goddess, protector of
women in
childbirth •
Tefnut – A
lioness goddess of moisture and a member of the
Ennead •
Wadjet – A
cobra goddess, the
tutelary deity of
Lower Egypt •
Wosret – A goddess of
Thebes Male and Female forms or Hermaphroditic •
Hapi – Personification of the
Nile flood •
Heh and Hauhet – Personifications of infinity and members of the
Ogdoad •
Kek and Kauket – The god and goddess of Chaos and Darkness, as well as being the concept of primordial darkness •
Neper and Nepit – A god and goddess of
Grain •
Nun and Naunet – Personifications of the formless, watery disorder from which the world emerged at creation and members of the
Ogdoad •
Tatenen – Personification of the
first mound of earth to emerge from
chaos in
ancient Egyptian creation myths ==Minor deities==