Gods And Goddesses Flashcards
(32 cards)
1) Osiris
The ruler of the Afterlife. Husband and brother of Isis. Enemy of Set (Seth.) He taught humans the secrets of growing plants he is mummified and is green plus he is dead.
2) Isis
Goddess of woman and children. Wife of Osiris and rarely shown as a sow (pig)
3) Anubis
The jackal-headed god of the dead, mummification and embalming.
4) Ra
God of the sun …hawk headed with sun disk… when in the under world he is ram - headed.
5) Horus
Falcon-headed god of the sky. Son of Osiris
6) Seth (Set)
The god of evil and the desert storms. Killed brother Osiris. Shape changer and usually looks like a ugly goat.
7) Ha
The soul of the dead shown as a bird with the face of the dead guy.
8) Ka
The invisible twin or guardian angel of the dead guy……. usually shown as a double figure and walking out of the tomb door
9) Ammut
The crocodile, lion, hippo goddess…… eater of heavy hearts ful of sin at judgement day.
10) Bastet
The cat-headed goddess of women and children.
11) Apis
The sacred bull god of Memphis … and has a sun disc between horns.
12) Bes
The dwarf god of home and health…. very popular and always has his tongue sticking out.
13) Geb
God of earth father of Osiris, Isis, Set, and Neptuys. Husband of Nut
14) Nut
Goddess of the sky. Mother of Osiris, Isis, and Neptuys. Wife of Geb
15) Tefnut💦
Goddess of moisture.
16) Kepra
A creator god …. head of scarab beetle.
17) Amun-Ra
Ram headed god of Thebes…. combined with Ra to form Amun Ra, one of their most powerful god’s shown as a man with a two tall feathers on his crown.
18) Thoth
I is headed god of scribes and wisdom. Usually shown with a ibis a bird with a long beak
19) Tawret
She was the goddess of childbirth and protected both the mother and baby. She is shown as a pregnant standing hippo.
20) Sobek
Crocodile god of Faiyum oasis and the city crocidileleopolis
21) Imhotep
A real man who was the architect of the first pyramid for king Zoser. Upon his death, he was deified, shown as a man seated. A god of wisdom.
22) Ptah
Creator god of Memphis shown as a standing man with a skull cap….. he’s a mummy.
23) Hapi
God of the Nile and inundation…. a guy with breasts.
24) Wadjet
Cobra goddess of lower Egypt.