Egyptians Gods Names

Maintaining maat the universal order that was a central principle of egyptian religion and was itself personified as a goddess.

Egyptians gods names. Cavern deities a group of nameless gods who. As zeus was to the greeks the egyptian god amun ra or amon was considered the king of the gods and goddesses. Ba al storm god originally from phoenicia. He became amun ra after being amalgamated with the sun god ra.

Despite their diverse functions most gods had an overarching role in common. Sometimes portrayed as the king of gods amun was also the patron deity of thebes the royal capital during the impressive new kingdom era of egypt circa 16th century bc to 11th century bc. Gods could share the same role in nature. Aati one of the 42 judges of the souls of the dead.

Aken custodian of the. In early egyptian hieroglyphs her name appears to have been bꜣstt in egyptian writing the second t marks a feminine ending but usually was not pronounced and the aleph ꜣ may have moved to a position. Aani a protector ape headed god. Egyptian gods goddesses 1.

A cat or lion headed goddess bastet was a protector of the home and also a goddess of sensual pleasure. Abu a god of light. In the brooklyn museum new york. Statue of horus at his temple in.

Osiris one of egypt s most important deities was god of the underworld. God of the dead funerals embalming and tombs. A ah an early moon god who evolved into iah also known as yah and eventually khonsu. He was thought to be the father of the pharaohs and his female counterpart amunet was called the female hidden one.

Bastet the form of the name that is most commonly adopted by egyptologists today because of its use in later dynasties is a modern convention offering one possible reconstruction. Often considered among one of the most important ancient egyptian gods amun was the divine entity who represented the air and the sun. Isis nursing horus calcite and bronze sculpture from egypt c. Depicted with the head of jackal and body of a man.

His name means lord and his was a major deity in canaan only. He also symbolized death. Names from egyptian mythology. Ra atum khepri horus and other deities acted as sun gods.

Iah iah djehuty iat ibis ienpw ihu ihy imentet imeut imhetep imhotep imiut imset imseti imsety inher inmutef inpu ipet isis iunmutef.