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Egyptian Gods
Identifying Egyptian Gods
Question | Answer |
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Heka | god of magic |
Imentet | goddess of the west |
Hapy | god of fertility, the Nile |
Ma'at | goddess of order |
Horus | falcon head, combined crown, staff/cross, tall, "eye" of Horus, zoomorphic- falcon w/ outstretched wings |
Nut | goddess of the sky, stars body, cow (heavenly cow) |
Shu | god of air, holding up Nut |
Geb | god of Earth, lying on the ground |
Amun | sun god (many different forms), large hat w/ two feathers, pharaoh beard (square end) |
Amenemope | combined form, found in temple luxor, Amun + Min |
Amun Re | Sun God |
Khnum | creator God, manufactures humans on potter's wheel, bull head |
Osiris | god of the underworld, afet crown |
Isis | goddess of magic/motherly, step hat, holding staff, cross in hand, woman |
Seth | god of desert/storms/foreigners, scorpion head, holding staff, cross in hand, combined crown |
Nephthys | woman, staff, cross in hand, band around head, crown, kite |
Anubis | god of mummification/afterlife, dog head, cross/staff, tail |
Thoth | God of moon, circle hat, tail |
Khepri | beatle head |
Rehorakhty | falcon w/ sundisk, very similar to Horus (combination of Re and Horus) |