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Egyptian Gods. By Nicole Skinner. EGYPTIAN GOD ANUBIS. Anubis was god of the dead His father, Ra was supposedly the creator god
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Egyptian Gods By Nicole Skinner
EGYPTIAN GOD ANUBIS • Anubis was god of the dead • His father, Ra was supposedly the creator god • Anubis had a wife called Anput and had a daughter Kebechet, the goddess of putting the body’s organs in to 4 canopic jars during the process of mummification while Anubis was the embalmer . • Anubis was mostly human, with the head of a jackal, a breed of dog • His job was to weigh a person’s heart to a feather, and if the heart weighed the same height as the feather, that person would have a good life as a Ka • When Osiris Died, the more official, important god of the underworld, Anubis stepped down from his position in the underworld for respect towards Osiris
EGYPTIAN GOD HORUS • Horus was a god from upper Egypt in the old Kingdom • His appearance was the head of an falcon and the body of a human • Horus was mainly the sky god, God of the sky, war, and protection • He is the son of Isis, the God of Magic, and Osiris the God of the Dead • In some myths, or legends, Horus had sons of his own • His son’s jobs were to protect the internal organs of humans • Horus was born in the Middle Kingdom, after Isis got Osiris to come back from the dead when Set, the god of fire chaos, killed him
EGYPTIAN GOD ISIS • Isis actually married her brother, Osiris god of the dead and had a son named Horus • Isis means queen and has a title of, “The one who is all” • Isis is the god of Magic and Life • She could turn into a star, tree, or cow • Isis to women how to make bread, grind corn, and many other things • Her other brother, Set, became jealous of Osiris and murdered him • Isis was an important role in developing modern religons