Egyptian Mythology: gods and goddesses Flashcards
(18 cards)
-god of the air
-a very powerful god
-“King of the gods”
Amun
-the god of mummification and the afterlife
Anubis
-Egyptian goddess of the home and felines
-a protector goddess
Bastet
-goddess of medicine
Sekhmet
-god of war
Maahes
-god of childbirth, fertility, sexuality, humor, and war
-protector god of pregnant women and children
Bes
-god of the Earth
-father of snakes
-his laughter created earthquakes
-he allowed crops to grow
Keb
-the goddess of the sky, women, fertility, and love
Hathor
-god of the sun of the sky
-most powerful of them all
-known as the god with the eagle head or the oldest ruler of Egypt
Horus
-goddess of war and hunting
-settled wars and disputes between the gods and the Egyptians
Nieth
-ancient Egyptian goddess
-considered the mother of every pharaoh through the king’s association with Horus, Isis’ son
Isis
-Egyptian goddess of mourning, lamentation, sleep, rivers, and the night
-Protector of the Dead
Nephthys
-sky goddess
-often pictured as a cow
-goddess of the sky
Nut
-god of fertility, agriculture, the afterlife, the dead, resurrection, life, and vegetation
Osiris
-the god of the sky
-most important god in Ancient Egypt
-born each morning in the East, and died each night in the West
Ra
-god of war, chaos, and storms
Set
-represented as a human with feathers on his head
-associated with dry and warm air
-represented as a lion
Shu
-a deity of moisture, moist air, dew, and rain in Ancient Egyptian religion
Tefnut
