Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
- Amen: A creation-deity
- Anubis: God of the dead
- Bast: Cat goddess
- Bes: God to guard against evil spirits and misfortune
- Chons: God of the moon
- Dua: Protector of the stomach of the dead
- Geb: God of the Earth
- Hathor: Cow goddess
- Isis: Mother goddess
- Ka: God for the vital force of life
- Maat: Goddess of truth and justice
- Min: Egyptian fertility god
- Mut: Wife of Amen, mother of Khons
- Nephthys: Goddess of the dead
- Nut: Goddess of the sky and of the heavens
- Osiris: God of the underworld and of vegetation
- Qetesh: Goddess of love and beauty
- Ra: God of the sun
- Selket: Goddess of childbirth
- Set: God of chaos
- Shu: God of the air
- Sobek: Crocodile god
- Taweret: Hippopotamus goddess and protective deity of childbirth
- Wepwawet: God of war and of funerals
Source:
"social science data lab: egyptian gods theme." http://sobek.colorado.edu/lab/gods/index.html. 12 november 2002.
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