Egyptian Gods

1. Egyptian Gods A Presentation for Mr. Kahn’s Class

2. Amun The State God of the New Kingdom Seen as a handsome man with two plumes

3. Amun Scepter is called a Was, a symbol of domination and power. In his left hand he carries an Ankh, the symbol of life or joy of living.

5. Anubis The God of the Dead The patron of Emblamers Aided deceased in journey through underworld Seen as a man with a jackal head

6. Anubis He was the son of Osiris and Nephthys, born of trickery.

7. Here, Anubis is carrying the Crook and Flail, symbols of a pharaoh’s power. Also, the staff he holds is called the “Staff of creator Ptah.”

8. Atum • He was one of the earliest gods, and supreme among the sun gods. • He is seen as a human or as a serpent.

9. Atum Notice that he also carries the Was scepter and the Ankh. He is also wearing the double crown of unified Egypt, the peshent.

10. Bastet War Goddess Protector of pregnant women Seen as a woman with a cat’s head

12. Bastet was sometimes also seen as a cat by itself! She was thought to be a daughter of Ra.

13. Bes God of the family Seen as part dwarf and part lion

15. Bes protects the house against evil spirits, snakes, and other misfortune.

16. Geb Ancient Earth God Seen as a man with a goose on his head

17. Notice the goose on his head! Also, this is another god holding the Was and the Ankh.

18. Geb was the earth-god, stretched under the sky, his wife Nut. Nut is held over the earth by their son, Shu, the god of the air.

19. Hapi God of the Nile Seen as a man holding symbols of abundance

21. Hapi is shown wearing a crown of aquatic plants. He is also most often shown with a pot-belly!

22. Hathor The Goddess of the Sky Seen as a woman with a sun disk and cow horns Patron of pleasure and music

23. The goddess of love, dance and alcohol, she was often depicted as a cow or as a woman with a cow’s head.

24. Horus The State God of Egypt The Sky God and Living Ruler Seen as a man with a falcon’s head

25. Horus was the son of Osiris and Isis, and chosen by Geb to be the ruler of the gods, instead of his uncle Seth. See that Horus wears the double crown of the pharaoh.

26. The Eye of Horus watches over all of Egypt.

27. Isis Wife (and sister) of Osiris & Mother of Horus Seen as a woman with a throne headdress Protector of the living and the dead

28. Isis is shown holding an Ankh and the flower scepter, often held by goddesses.

29. Khepri • This unusual god had the body of a man and the head of a scarab beetle.

30. The scarab beetle is an ancient Egyptian symbol of renewal, rebirth or resurrection.

31. Khnum • Khnum made the bodies of both men and gods on his potters’ wheel.

32. He is seen as a man with a ram’s head.

33. Ma’at The Goddess of Truth Seen as a woman with a feather on her head Also seen as a winged woman holding a feather

35. Neith Protector of canopic jars Seen as a woman wearing a shield crown and holding arrows & bow Patron of war and hunting

36. Neith is alsoholding an Ankh and the flower scepter.

37. Nekhbet The Vulture Goddess Seen as a vulture Patron of coronation rituals

39. Nephthys • Sister of Isis, Osiris & Seth • Wife of Seth • Mother of Anubis

40. Nephthys’ crown is simple, and has her name in hieroglyphics. Remember, she tricked Osiris ( both her brother and her brother-in-law) into being the father of Anubis.

41. Nun • Nun was here first • Water, from which all else came • Symbolized by a boat

43. Nut • The sky goddess • The wife of Geb, the earth god • Mother of Seth, Osiris, Isis & Nephthys.

45. Osiris God of the Dead Lord of the Underworld Seen as a man in mummy wrapping with a plumed crown

46. Osiris crown was called the Atef. He carried the crook and flail to symbolize his power as Lord of the Underworld.

47. Ptah • Creator god • He is supposed to have made the earth rise up from the waters • One of the earliest of the gods

49. Ra (or Re) • The sun god • Merged with the other sun-god, Amun, to become Amun-Re • The national god from Fifth Dynasty onward.

50. Ra looks like Horus, but with a Sun-Disk on his head.