Gods and Goddesses Flashcards
(31 cards)
Osiris
The ruler of the after life, husband and brother of Isis. Enemy of brother Set(Seth) who murdered him.
Isis
Goddess of women and children….wife of Osiris.
Anubis
The jackel headed god of the dead
Ra
God of the sun, hawk headed with sun disc, and when in the underworld, is ram headed
Horus
Falcon headed god of the sky- son of Osiris. Got revenge on his uncle Set for killing Osiris
Seth(Set)
The god of evil and desert storms-Killed his brother Osiris
Ba
The soul of the dead.. shown as a bird with the head of a dead guy
Ka
The invisible twin or guardian angel of the dead guy.. usually shown as a double image figure
Ammut
The crocodile, lion, hippo, goddess… eater of heavy hearts(heavy with sin) at “Judgement day”
Bastet
The cat headed goddess of women and children
Apis
The sacred bull god of Memphis… has sun disc
Bes
The dwarf god of home and earth
Geb and Nut
God of earth and goddess of the sky.. mother and father of Osiris, Isis, Set, and Nepthys
Tefnut
Goddess of moisture
Kepera
A greater of god… head of scarab beetle
Amun-Ra
Amun was the ram-headed god of Thebes, combined with Ra to from Amun Ra, one of their most powerful gods
Thoth
Ibis-headed god of scribes and wisdom
Tawret
Hippo headed goddess of child birth
Sobek
Crocodile-headed god of Falyum Oasis and the city of Crocodilepolls
Imhotep
A real man who was the architect of the first pyramid for King Zoser
Ptah
Creator god of Memphis.. shown as a standing man with a skull cap
Hapi
God of Nile and inundation, a guy with breasts
Wadjet
Cobra and goddess of lower Egypt
Nekhbet
Vulture goddess of upper Egypt
