Egyptian Mythology and Pharaohs by Tony D.
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| God of mummification and the afterlife; has the head of a jackal. | Anubis
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| Goddess of the moon and cats; has the head of a cat as well. | Bast
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| God of the Earth; husband of Nut; one of the first Beings of Creation. | Geb
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| Goddess of the Sky; Wife of Geb; one of the first Beings of Creation | Nut
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| Goddess of fertility and cows; wife of Horus. | Hathor
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| God of the Sun; often had the head of a falcon. Often combined with Amen, as the god Amen-Ra. | Ra
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| God of Wisdom and learning. Often depicted with the head of an ibis. | Thoth
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| God of chaos and deserts. Killed Osiris, his brother. | Set or Seth
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| God of the Sky, Sun, and War. Overcame Set in revenge for his father’s death. Son of Isis and Osiris. Sometimes seen with the head of a falcon. | Horus
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| Green-skinned God of the Underworld and Death, after being killed and torn into 4 pieces by Set. Husband and brother of Isis; father of Horus. | Osiris
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| Goddess of motherhood, crops, simplicity. Instrumental in bringing Osiris back to life. Wife and sister of Osiris; mother of Horus. | Isis
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| Warrior goddess; protector of pharaohs. Has the head of a lioness. | Sekhmet
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| Counterpart of Isis; symbolizes death transition; married to Set. | Nephthys
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| Pharaoh deified into the God of Medicine and Healing. | Imhotep
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| symbol meaning life and rebirth | Ankh
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| sacred beetle symbolizing the sun | Scarab
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| Used as a counter-balance against the heart in the Underworld; represents truth. | Feather
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| Sacred animals in Egypt; said to be avatars of the gods. | Cats
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| symbol representing the sun, after Isis restored Horus’ eye following his fight with Set. | Eye of Horus
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| sacred fire-bird that dies in flames and is reborn; symbol of fire and divinity | Pheonix
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| creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human. They enjoy riddles. | Sphinx
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| of the longest-reigning pharaohs; one of even fewer women. | Queen Hatshepsut
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| Famous for escapades with Caesar and Mark Antony. Commited suicide by asp. | Queen Cleopatra
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| promoted the monotheistic Atenism; husband of Nefertiti. | Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV)
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| Wife of Akhenaten; step-mother of Tutankhamen. Known for attempts to change polytheistic religion to monotheism. | Nefertiti
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| began rule at 9. Rejected religion of Akhenaten; tomb found intact in the Valley of Kings. | King Tut (Tutankhamen)
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| Led campaigns against Syria, defeated Hittites, and expanded empire. Built monuments in his honor; deified as a god. Attempted to erase the Amarna Period. | Ramses II
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| Builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza. | Khufu
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| A series of Macedonian rulers that succeeded Alexander the Great in Egypt. | Ptolemy
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| first engineer and architect known by name; created or improved papyrus; deified. | Imhotep
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