| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Amun | creator god, associated with fertility; sometimes pictured as a goose, but most often represented as a man |
| Anubis | Necropolis god, connected with mummification; usually has a head of a jackal |
| Bastet | War goddess; has a head of a lioness or a cat |
| Hathor | Goddess of women, also sky goddess, tree goddess or necropolis goddess; has a head of a cow or cow's horns, often with a sun disk on the head |
| Horus | Sky god; has the head of a hawk, often with double crown |
| Isis | Wife of Osiris, guardian, and magician; often has hieroglyph of her name on her head |
| Montu | War god; often has head of a hawk, with sun disk and two plumes on top |
| Neith | Goddess of war and hunting; wears red crown or has two crossed arrows and shield on her head |
| Osiris | Ruler of the Underworld, god of dying vegetation, and husband of Isis; usually shown as a mummy and holding a scepter and wearing white crown with plumes and horns; usually appears in a greenish color |
| Ptah | A creator god; the patron of all craftsmen, including architects, artists, and sculptors; frequently shown as a man dressed as a mummy, he built the boats for the sould of the dead to use in the afterlife |
| Re | Sun god; has head of a hawk, often with a sun disk on his head |
| Seth | God of disorder, deserts, storms, and war; usually |
| Thoth | God of writing and counting; has head of an ibis, often with moon crescent; sometimes depicted as a baboon |
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