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Gods of Ancient Egypt

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Amun-Ra
God of the sun and air, and one of the most powerful and popular gods of ancient Egypt
Anubis
God of the dead associated with embalming
Bastet
The beautiful goddess of cats, women's secrets, childbirth, fertility, and protector of the hearth and home from evil or misfortune
Geb
God of the earth and growing things
Hathor
The patron goddess of joy, inspiration, celebration, love, women, women's health, childbirth, and drunkenness
Heka
The patron god of magic and medicine but was also the primordial source of power in the universe
Horus
An early avian god who became one of the most important deities in ancient Egypt
Isis
The most powerful and popular goddess in Egyptian history who became elevated to the position of supreme deity, "Mother of the Gods", who cared for her fellow deities as she did for human beings
Ma'at
Goddess of truth, justice, and harmony, one of the most important deities in the Egyptian pantheon
Nephthys
A funerary goddess, one of the first five gods born of Geb and Nut after the creation of the world, wife of Set, twin sister of Isis, and mother of Anubis
Nut
The primordial sky goddess who personified the canopy of the heavens, wife of Geb (earth), mother of Osiris, Isis, Set, Nepththys, and Horus the Elder
Osiris
Lord and judge of the dead, one of the First Five gods born of Nut at the dawn of creation, and one of the most popular and enduring gods of Egypt
Ptah
One of the oldest Egyptian gods, creator of the world, lord of truth, and chief god of the city of Memphis
Set
God of war, chaos, storms, and pestilence; his name is translated as "Instigator of Confusion" and "Destroyer"
Sobek
An important protective deity in the form of a crocodile or a man with a crocodile's head
Thoth
God of writing and wisdom, truth and integrity, one of the most important deities in the Egyptian pantheon
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