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Ancient Egyptian religion was polytheistic and often zoomorphic. The Egyptian term for goddess was neṯeret (nṯrt; netjeret, nečeret) and the term for god was neṯer (nṯr; also transliterated netjer, nečer). The hieroglyphs for these terms (Gardiner R8) are depicted as flags followed by an appropriate gender symbol. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... It has been suggested that Hieroglyph (French Wiki article) be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Hieroglyph (French Wiki article) be merged into this article or section. ... Egyptian goddess Isis protecting a mummified pharaoh, a late Ptolemic relief from the Philae Temple, which was first built in the thirtieth dynasty, c. ... Polytheism is belief in, or worship of, multiple gods or divinities. ... Categories: Animal stubs ... For the 1934 film, see The Goddess (1934 film). ... God, as a male deity, contrasts with female deities, or goddesses while the term goddess specifically refers to a female deity, words like gods and deities can be applied to all gods collectively, regardless of gender. ... It has been suggested that List of hieroglyphs/german-Gardiner-list-translated be merged into this article or section. ...

The pharaoh was deified after death, and bore the title of nṯr nfr "the good god", if men. The title, "servant of god" was used for the religious leaders in the temples of gods, ḥmt-nṯr was applied to priestesses and ḥm-nṯr was applied to priests, with parallel constructions for goddesses, the religious leaders of their temples, and for dead pharaohs who were women. For other uses, see Pharaoh (disambiguation). ... An Imperial cult is a kind of religion in which an Emperor, or a dynasty of emperors (or rulers of another title), are worshipped as demigods or deities. ...

The term, hemt-nṯr-nt imen "servant of the god, wife of Amun" was a title held by priestesses in the tenth (2,160 BCE) and twelfth (1991-1802 BCE) dynasties (Shafer, p 14), which was adopted by the women members of the royal family in the New Kingdom (the hereditary, royal lineage of Egypt was a matrilineality, carried by its women). The New Kingdom is dated from 1,570-1,070 BCE and includes the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth dynasties. The term "god father" jt-nṯr was an epithet of Thoth when he became identified as a counterpart to the goddess, Ma'at. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The New Kingdom period of Egyptian history is the period between the 16th century BC and the 11th century BC, covering the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth dynasty of Egypt. ... A godparent, in Christianity, is someone who sponsors a childs baptism. ... Thoth (Ramesseum, Luxor) Thoth (his Greek name derived from the Egyptian *, written by Egyptians as ) was considered one of the most important deities of the Egyptian pantheon, often depicted with the head of an ibis. ... For other uses, see Maat (disambiguation). ...

Ancient Egyptian culture persisted, albeit quite altered, through the Ptolemaic dynasty. That dynasty was ruled by a Hellenistic royal family for nearly 300 years, from 305 BCE. to 30 BCE, when the Romans conquered Cleopatra VII, the last pharaoh. Roman rule lasted until the final invasion by Muslim Arabs in 646 CE that ended 975 years of Græco-Roman rule over Egypt. During that time religious concepts had blended few aspects from the invading cultures with the native, but retained most of the Egyptian cults and deities for continuity with the long history of a culture that served as the authority for the government, maintained the royal lineage, and interwove their deities with their rulers—alongside the developing Christian beliefs among some of the Romans. Cleopatra redirects here. ... Events Byzantines reconquer Alexandria from the Muslims. ...

Regional pantheons during the Old Kingdom

In the Old Kingdom, the third through sixth dynasties dated between 2,686 to 2,134 BCE, the pantheons of individual Egyptian cities varied by region. Beliefs can be split into five distinct localized groups during that time: The Old Kingdom is the name commonly given to that period in the 3rd millennium BC when Egypt attained its first continuous peak of civilization in complexity and achievement â€“ this was the first of three so-called Kingdom periods, which mark the high points of civilization in the lower Nile...

The Ennead (a word derived from Greek, meaning the nine) is a grouping of nine deities, most often used in the context of Egyptian mythology. ... For other uses, see Heliopolis. ... History Atum (alternatively spelt Tem, Temu, Tum, and Atem) is an early deity in Egyptian mythology, whose cult centred on the Ennead of Heliopolis. ... Geb (also spelt Seb, and Keb) was the personification of the earth, amongst the group who believed in the Ennead, a form of Egyptian mythology centred in Heliopolis, Since the Egyptians held that their underworld was literally that, under the earth, Geb was sometimes seen as containing the dead, or... This article discusses the ancient goddess Isis. ... In Egyptian mythology, Nuit or Nut was the sky goddess, in contrast to most other mythologies, which usually have a sky father. ... For other uses, see Osiris (disambiguation). ... Nephthys In Egyptian mythology, Nephthys (spelled Nebet-het, and Nebt-het, in transliteration from Egyptian hieroglyphs) is one of the Ennead of Heliopolis, a daughter of Nut and Geb, and the sister/wife of Set. ... In Egyptian mythology, Set (also spelled Sutekh, Setesh, Seteh, Seth) is an ancient god, who was originally the god of the desert, one of the two main biomes that constitutes Egypt, the other being the small fertile area on either side of the Nile. ... In Egyptian mythology, Shu (meaning dryness and he who rises up) is one of the primordial gods, a personification of air, one of the Ennead of Heliopolis. ... In Egyptian mythology, Tefnut is a goddess of water and fertility, indeed her name means moist waters (i. ... In Egyptian mythology, the Ogdoad are the eight deities worshipped in Hermopolis. ... Black siltstone obelisk of King Nectanebo II. According to the vertical inscriptions he set up this obelisk at the doorway of the sanctuary of Thoth, the Twice-Great, Lord of Hermopolis. ... Families Acrochordidae Aniliidae Anomalepididae Anomochilidae Atractaspididae Boidae Bolyeriidae Colubridae Cylindrophiidae Elapidae Hydrophiidae Leptotyphlopidae Loxocemidae Pythonidae Tropidophiidae Typhlopidae Uropeltidae Viperidae Xenopeltidae Snakes are cold blooded legless reptiles closely related to lizards, which share the order Squamata. ... Genera See text. ... In Egyptian mythology, Naunet (or Nunet) is the goddess of the primordial, watery abyss of the underworld and one of the Ogdoad. ... Look up Nu in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In Egyptian mythology, Amaunet is a mother and fertility goddess and representative of the northern wind. ... For other uses, see Amun (disambiguation). ... In Egyptian mythology, Kauket is an ancient goddess and one of the Ogdoad, along with her husband, Kuk. ... In Egyptian mythology, Kuk (also spelt Keku) was the deification of the primordial concept of darkness, in the Ogdoad cosmogony, his name meaning darkness. ... In Egyptian mythology, Hauhet was one of the Ogdoad. ... It Is 2010 In China Right Now Dan. ... For other uses, see Hathor (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Ra (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Horus (disambiguation). ... This article discusses the ancient goddess Isis. ... For other uses, see Hathor (disambiguation). ... Thoth (Ramesseum, Luxor) Thoth (his Greek name derived from the Egyptian *, written by Egyptians as ) was considered one of the most important deities of the Egyptian pantheon, often depicted with the head of an ibis. ... For other uses, see Ra (disambiguation). ... This article is about Atum, the Egyptian deity. ... History Atum (alternatively spelt Tem, Temu, Tum, and Atem) is an early deity in Egyptian mythology, whose cult centred on the Ennead of Heliopolis. ... Khnum on the right shown with his consort Menhit on the outside wall at the temple in Esna In Egyptian mythology, Khnum (also spelled Chnum, Knum, or Khnemu) was one of the earliest Egyptian gods, originally the god of the source of the Nile River. ... In Egyptian mythology, Satis was the goddess who guarded Egypts border with Nubia on the south, and was also associated with the floods of the Nile River. ... In Egyptian mythology, Anuket (also spelt Anqet, and in Greek, Anukis) was originally the goddess of the Nile River, in areas such as Elephantine Island, at the start of the Niles journey through Egypt, and in nearby regions of Nubia. ... Elephantine Island, showing the nilometer (lower left) and the Aswan Museum. ... Khnum on the right shown with his consort Menhit on the outside wall at the temple in Esna In Egyptian mythology, Khnum (also spelled Chnum, Knum, or Khnemu) was one of the earliest Egyptian gods, originally the god of the source of the Nile River. ... In Egyptian mythology, Satis (also spelt Satjit, Sates, and Sati) was the deification of the floods of the Nile River, and originated in the region around Aswan, the southern edge of Egypt. ... In Egyptian mythology, Anuket (also spelt Anqet, and in Greek, Anukis) was originally the goddess of the Nile River, in areas such as Elephantine Island, at the start of the Niles journey through Egypt, and in nearby regions of Nubia. ... In Egyptian mythology, Heget (also Heqet, Heka, Heka) was a goddess of death and childbirth, depicted as a frog, a woman with a frogs head, or a frog on the end of a phallus. ... In Egyptian mythology, Menhit (she who massacres; also Menchit) was a lion-goddess of war. ... due to technical limitations, this image is partly wrong, the glyphs should be larger, and one partly inside the other. ... For other uses, see Amun (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Mut (disambiguation). ... Chons In Egyptian mythology, Chons (alternately Khensu, Khons, Khonsu or Khonshu) is an ancient lunar deity, from before formal structure was given to a pantheon. ... The Theban Triad are the three Egyptian gods that were the most powerful in the area of Thebes, in Egypt. ... Thebes Thebes (, ThÄ“bai) is the Greek designation of the ancient Egyptian niwt (The) City and niwt-rst (The) Southern City. It is located about 800 km south of the Mediterranean, on the east bank of the river Nile (). Thebes was the capital of Waset, the fourth Upper Egyptian nome... Ptah also refers to the asteroid 5011 Ptah Ptah In Egyptian mythology, Ptah (also spelt Peteh) was the deification of the primordial mound in the Ennead cosmogony, which was more literally referred to as Ta-tenen (also spelt Tathenen), meaning risen land, or as Tanen, meaning submerged land. ... For other uses, see Sekhmet (disambiguation). ... In Egyptian mythology, Nefertem (also Nefertum, Nefer-Tem, Nefer-Temu), god of perfume, the blue lotus blossom out of which Ra emerged. ... For other uses, see Memphis. ...

List of deities of Ancient Egypt

Amun - the hidden one, a local creator deity later married to Mut after rising in importance
Amunet - female aspect of the primordial concept of air in the Ogdoad cosmogony; was depicted as a cobra snake or a snake-headed woman
Anubis -jackal god of embalming and tomb-caretaker who watches over the dead
Anuket, goddess of the Nile River, the child of Satis and among the Elephantine triad of deities; temple on the Island of Seheil
Apep (Apophis) - evil serpent of the Underworld, enemy of Ra and formed from a length of Neith's spit during her creation of the world
The Aten - the sun disk or globe worshipped primarily during the Amarna Period in the Eighteenth Dynasty when representing a monotheistic deity advanced by Amenhotep IV, who took the name Akhenaten
Atum - a creator deity, and the setting sun
Bast, goddess, protector of the pharaoh and a solar deity where the sun could be seen shining in her eyes at night, a lioness, house cat, cat-bodied or cat-headed woman, also known as Bastet when superseded by Sekhmet
Baal, lord of the inferno(this is the Hebrew god named Baal, not the Egyptian god named Baal)
Bat - represented the cosmos and the essence of the soul (Ba), cow goddess who gave authority to the king, cult originated in Hu and persisted widely until absorbed as an aspect of Hathor after the eleventh dynasty; associated with the sistrum and the ankh
Bes - dwarfed demigod - associated with protection of the household, particularly childbirth, and entertainment
The four sons of Horus- personifications of the containers for the organs of the deceased pharaohs - Imsety in human form, contained the liver and was protected by Isis; Hapi in baboon form, contained the lungs and was protected by Nephthys; Duamutef in jackal form, contained the stomach and was protected by Neith; Qebehsenuef in hawk form, contained the large intestines and was protected by Serket
Geb - god of the Earth and first ruler of Egypt
Hapy - god embodied by the Nile, and who represents life and fertility
Hathor - among the oldest of Egyptian deities - often depicted as the cow, a solar deity who was the mother to the pharaoh, the golden "calf" of the bible, and later goddess of Love and Music
Heget - goddess of childbirth and fertility, who breathed life into humans at birth, represented as a frog or a frog-headed woman
Horus - the falcon-headed god, son of Isis, god of pharaohs and Upper Egypt
Imhotep - god of wisdom, medicine, and magic
Isis - goddess of magical power and healing, "She of the Throne" who was represented as the throne, also the wife of Osiris and goddess of the underworld - symbolized by tiet or tyet, meaning welfare or life, resembles an ankh, except that its arms curve down, to represent the idea of eternal life or resurrection; an early deity whose cults persisted into the Sixth Century CE.
Iusaaset - the "shadow" of Atum or Atum-Ra, a goddess who was seen as the mother and grandmother of the gods, referred to as the great one who comes forth
Khepry - the scarab beetle, the embodiment of the dawn
Khnum - a creator deity, god of the inundation
Maahes - he who is true beside her, a lion prince, son of Bast in Lower Egypt and of Sekhmet in Upper Egypt and sharing their natures, his father varied—being the current chief male deity of the time and region, a god of war, weather, and protector of matrilineality, his cult arrived during the New Kingdom era perhaps from Nubia and was centred in Taremu and Per-Bast, associated with the high priests of Amon, the knife, lotuses, and devouring captives
Ma'at - a goddess who personified concept of truth, balance, justice, and order - represented as a woman, sitting or standing, holding a sceptre in one hand and an ankh in the other - thought to have created order out of the primal chaos and was responsible for maintaining the order of the universe and all of its inhabitants, to prevent a return to chaos
Mafdet - she who runs swiftly - early deification of legal justice (execution) as a cheetah, ruling at judgment hall in Duat where enemies of the pharaoh were decapitated with Mafdet's claw; alternately, a cat, a mongoose, or a leopard protecting against vermin, snakes, and scorpions; the bed upon which royal mummies were placed in murals
Menhit - goddess of war - depicted as a lioness-goddess and therefore becoming associated with Sekhmet
Meretseger - goddess of the valley of the kings, a cobra-goddess, sometimes triple-headed, dweller on the top of or the personification of the pyramid-shaped mountain, Al-Qurn, which overlooked the tombs of the pharaohs in the Valley of the Kings
Menthu - an ancient god of war - nomad - represented strength, virility, and victory
Mut (also spelled Mout), mother, was originally a title of the primordial waters of the cosmos, the mother from which the cosmos emerged, as was Naunet in the Ogdoad cosmogony, however, the distinction between motherhood and cosmic water lead to the separation of these identities and Mut gained aspects of a creator goddess
Naunet - a goddess, the primal waters from which all arose, similar to Mut and later closely related to Nu
Neith - goddess of war, then great mother goddess - a name of the primal waters, the goddess of creation and weaving, said to weave all of the world on her loom
Nekhbet - goddess depicted as a white vulture - protector of Egypt, royalty, and the pharaoh with her extended wings - referred to as Mother of Mothers, who hath existed from the Beginning, and Creatrix of the World (related to Wadjet); always seen on the front of pharaoh’s double crown with Wadjet
Nephthys - goddess of death, holder of the rattle, the Sistrum - sister to Isis and the nursing mother of Horus and the pharaohs represented as the mistress of the temple, a woman with falcon wings, usually outstretched as a symbol of protection
Nut - goddess of heaven and the sky - mother of many deities as well as the sun, the moon, and the stars
Osiris - god of the underworld after Hathor and Anubis, fertility, and agriculture - the oldest son of the sky goddess, Nut, and the Earth god, Geb, and being brother and later, the husband of Isis - and early deity of Upper Egypt whose cult persisted into the Sixth Century CE.
Ptah - a creator deity, also god of craft
Ra - the sun, also a creator deity - whose chief cult centre was based in Heliopolis meaning "city of the sun"
Ra-Horakhty - god of both sky and Sun, a combination of Ra and Horus - thought to be god of the Rising Sun
Reshep - war god who was originally from Syria
Satis - the goddess who represented the flooding of the Nile River
Sekhmet - goddess of destruction and war, the lioness - also personified as an aspect of Ra, fierce protector of the pharaoh, a solar deity, and later as an aspect of Hathor
Seker- god of death
Selket- scorpion goddess, protectress, goddess of magic
Sobek - crocodile god of the Nile
Set - god of storms, later became god of evil, desert, also Lower Egypt
Seshat - goddess of writing, astronomy, astrology, architecture, and mathematics depicted as a scribe
Shu - embodiment of wind or air
Taweret - goddess of pregnant women and protector at childbirth
Tefnut - goddess, embodiment of rain, dew, clouds, and wet weather, depicted as a cat and sometimes as a lioness
Thoth - god of the moon, drawing, writing, geometry, wisdom, medicine, music, astronomy, magic; usually depicted as ibis-headed, or as a goose; cult centered in Khemennu
Wadjet - the goddess - snake goddess of lower Egypt, depicted as a cobra, patron and protector of Egypt and the pharaoh, always shown on crown of the pharaohs; later joined by the image of Nekhbet after north and south united; other symbols: eye, snake on staff
Wadj-wer - fertility god and personification of the Mediterranean sea or lakes of the Nile delta
Wepwawet - jackal god of upper Egypt
Wosret - a localized guardian goddess, protector of the young god Horus, an early consort of Amun, who was later superseded by Mut

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Neith In Egyptian mythology, Neith (also known as Nit, Net and Neit) was a psychopomp, a goddess of war and the hunt and the patron deity of Sais, in the Western Delta. ... [1] Aten (or Aton) was the disk of the sun in ancient Egyptian mythology, and originally an aspect of Ra. ... For other uses, see Akhenaten (disambiguation). ... History Atum (alternatively spelt Tem, Temu, Tum, and Atem) is an early deity in Egyptian mythology, whose cult centred on the Ennead of Heliopolis. ... In Egyptian mythology, Bast (also spelt Ubasti, and Pasht) is an ancient goddess, worshipped at least since the Second Dynasty, for whom the centre of her cult was in Per-Bast (Bubastis in greek), which was named after her. ... Binomial name Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758) The Lion (Panthera leo) is a mammal of the family Felidae. ... Trinomial name Felis silvestris catus Schreber, 1775 For alternative meanings see cat (disambiguation). ... In Egyptian mythology, Bastet was a solar deity and a goddess of fertility and protector of pregnant women. ... For other uses, see Baal (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Ancient and Medieval cosmos as depicted in Peter Apians Cosmographia (Antwerp, 1539). ... Akh redirects here. ... COW is an acronym for a number of things: Can of worms The COW programming language, an esoteric programming language. ... For other uses, see Hathor (disambiguation). ... -1... For other uses, see Ankh (disambiguation). ... The god Bes. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article discusses the ancient goddess Isis. ... Nephthys In Egyptian mythology, Nephthys (spelled Nebet-het, and Nebt-het, in transliteration from Egyptian hieroglyphs) is one of the Ennead of Heliopolis, a daughter of Nut and Geb, and the sister/wife of Set. ... Neith In Egyptian mythology, Neith (also known as Nit, Net and Neit) was a psychopomp, a goddess of war and the hunt and the patron deity of Sais, in the Western Delta. ... In Egyptian mythology, Serket (also spelt Serket-hetyt, Selket, Selkis, Selchis, and Selkhit) was originally the deification of the scorpion. ... Geb (also spelt Seb, and Keb) was the personification of the earth, amongst the group who believed in the Ennead, a form of Egyptian mythology centred in Heliopolis, Since the Egyptians held that their underworld was literally that, under the earth, Geb was sometimes seen as containing the dead, or... Hapy, meaning runner, was a solar deity in Egyptian mythology, and the symbolisation of the annual flood of the Nile River, which deposited rich silt on the banks, allowing the Egyptians to grow crops. ... For other uses, see Hathor (disambiguation). ... COW is an acronym for a number of things: Can of worms The COW programming language, an esoteric programming language. ... In Egyptian mythology, Heget (also Heqet, Heka, Heka) was a goddess of death and childbirth, depicted as a frog, a woman with a frogs head, or a frog on the end of a phallus. ... Distribution of frogs (in black) Suborders Archaeobatrachia Mesobatrachia Neobatrachia - List of Anuran families The frogness babe is an amphibian in the order Anura (meaning tail-less from Greek an-, without + oura, tail), formerly referred to as Salientia (Latin saltare, to jump). ... For other uses, see Horus (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Falcon (disambiguation). ... This article is about the ancient Egyptian official. ... This article discusses the ancient goddess Isis. ... The thrones for The Queen of Canada, and the Duke of Edinburgh (back) in the Canadian Senate, Ottawa are usually occupied by the Governor General and his/her spouse at the annual State Opening of Parliament. ... Tiet: An ancient Egyptian symbol of the goddess Isis, its exact origin is unknown. ... This article is about Atum, the Egyptian deity. ... Khepri as a scarab beetle, pushing the sun across the sky In Egyptian mythology, the god Khepri was generally depicted as a scarab, which is what the name means. ... Khnum on the right shown with his consort Menhit on the outside wall at the temple in Esna In Egyptian mythology, Khnum (also spelled Chnum, Knum, or Khnemu) was one of the earliest Egyptian gods, originally the god of the source of the Nile River. ... In Egyptian mythology, Maahes (also spelled Mihos, Miysis, Maihes, and Mahes) was a lion-god. ... For other uses, see Lion (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see War (disambiguation). ... For the geological process, see Weathering or Erosion. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The New Kingdom is the period in ancient Egyptian history between the 16th century BCE and the 11th century BC, covering the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Dynasties of Egypt. ... Nubia (not to be confused with Nuba, a collective term used for the peoples who inhabit the Nuba Mountains, in Kordofan province, Sudan, Africa) is the region in the south of Egypt, along the Nile and in northern Sudan. ... Taremu (Leontopolis) This article is about the large ancient city of Lower Egypt; for other uses of Leontopolis, see Leontopolis (disambiguation) Leontopolis (Greek: ,[1]) or Leonto (, [2]) or Latin: Leontos Oppidum[3] or Egyptian: Taremu, was an Ancient Egyptian city that is known as Tell al Muqdam today. ... Bubastis is an Ancient Egyptian city, located along the River Nile in the Delta region of Lower Egypt. ... This article is about the tool. ... Look up lotus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Maat (disambiguation). ... For the record label, see Scepter Records. ... For other uses, see Ankh (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Chaos (disambiguation). ... In Egyptian mythology, Mafdet (or Maftet) was an early panther-goddess, known as a destroyer of scorpions, snakes and other venomous animals. ... This article is about the animal. ... In Egyptian mythology, Duat (also called Akert or Amenthes) is the underworld, where the sun traveled from west to east during the night and where dead souls were judged by Osiris, using a feather, representing Truth. ... Binomial name Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758 Synonyms Felis lybica invalid junior synonym The cat (or domestic cat, house cat) is a small carnivorous mammal. ... For other uses, see Mongoose (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Leopard (disambiguation). ... In Egyptian mythology, Menhit (she who massacres; also Menchit) was a lion-goddess of war. ... For other uses, see Lion (disambiguation). ... In Egyptian mythology, Meretseger (she who loves silence) was a cobra-goddess, the personification of the mountain which overlooked the Valley of the Kings, where the Pharaohs tombs were located. ... Egyptian Cobra, Naga haje This article is about snakes. ... For other uses, see Mountain (disambiguation). ... The peak of al-Qurn Located on the West bank of the Nile, opposite Thebes, modern Luxor, the peak al-Qurn is the modern Arabic name for the highest point in the Theban Hills. ... Location of the valley in the Theban Hills, West of the Nile, October 1988 (red arrow shows location) The Valley of the Kings (Arabic: ÙˆØ§Ø¯ÙŠ Ø§Ù„Ù…Ù„ÙˆÙƒ Wadi Biban el-Muluk; Gates of the King)[1] is a valley in Egypt where for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to... In Egyptian mythology, Menthu was a hawk-god, of war. ... For other uses, see Mut (disambiguation). ... In Egyptian mythology, Naunet (or Nunet) is the goddess of the primordial, watery abyss of the underworld and one of the Ogdoad. ... In Egyptian mythology, Naunet (or Nunet) is the goddess of the primordial, watery abyss of the underworld and one of the Ogdoad. ... For other uses, see Mut (disambiguation). ... Neith In Egyptian mythology, Neith (also known as Nit, Net and Neit) was a psychopomp, a goddess of war and the hunt and the patron deity of Sais, in the Western Delta. ... In Egyptian mythology, Nekhbet (of Nekheb) was an early, predynastic, local vulture-goddess, patron of the city of Nekheb. ... Orders Falconiformes (Fam. ... Crown names several entities associated with monarchy: A crown (headgear), the headgear worn by a monarch, other high dignitaries, divinities etcetera. ... In Egyptian mythology, Buto (papyrus colored--referring to the color of the cobra) was a snake (especially cobra) goddess and patron of the oracle in the city of the same name. ... Nephthys In Egyptian mythology, Nephthys (spelled Nebet-het, and Nebt-het, in transliteration from Egyptian hieroglyphs) is one of the Ennead of Heliopolis, a daughter of Nut and Geb, and the sister/wife of Set. ... -1... For other uses, see Falcon (disambiguation). ... In Egyptian mythology, Nuit or Nut was the sky goddess, in contrast to most other mythologies, which usually have a sky father. ... For other uses, see Osiris (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Hathor (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Anubis (disambiguation). ... Ptah also refers to the asteroid 5011 Ptah Ptah In Egyptian mythology, Ptah (also spelt Peteh) was the deification of the primordial mound in the Ennead cosmogony, which was more literally referred to as Ta-tenen (also spelt Tathenen), meaning risen land, or as Tanen, meaning submerged land. ... For other uses, see Ra (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... In north Semitic mythology, Resheph was a god of plague and war. ... In Egyptian mythology, Satis (also spelt Satjit, Sates, and Sati) was the deification of the floods of the Nile River, and originated in the region around Aswan, the southern edge of Egypt. ... For other uses, see Sekhmet (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758) The Lion (Panthera leo) is a mammal of the family Felidae. ... For other uses, see Hathor (disambiguation). ... In Egyptian mythology, Seker is a god of craftsmen, the dead and funerals. ... In Egyptian mythology, Serket (she who causes the throat to breathe) was a scorpion-goddess, patron of pharaohs, dead souls and canopic jars. ... Superfamilies Pseudochactoidea Buthoidea Chaeriloidea Chactoidea Iuroidea Scorpionoidea See classification for families. ... A belief in magic as a means of influencing the world seems to have been common in all cultures. ... Sobek (from the Temple of Kom Ombo) or Sebek, Sochet, Sobk, Sobki, Soknopais, and in Greek, Suchos) was the deification of crocodiles, and was originally a demon, as crocodiles were deeply feared in the nation so dependent on the Nile River. ... For other uses, see Crocodile (disambiguation). ... In Egyptian mythology, Set (also spelled Sutekh, Setesh, Seteh, Seth) is an ancient god, who was originally the god of the desert, one of the two main biomes that constitutes Egypt, the other being the small fertile area on either side of the Nile. ... you fugly bitches! if you are reading this, you are gay! who ever wrote thatabove , i am going to sue you! In Egyptian mythology, Seshat (also spelt Sesat, Sesheta, and Seshata) was originally the deification of the concept of wisdom, and so became a goddess of writing, astronomy/astrology, architecture... This is about scribe, the profession. ... In Egyptian mythology, Shu (meaning dryness and he who rises up) is one of the primordial gods, a personification of air, one of the Ennead of Heliopolis. ... Statue of Tawaret Tawaret (The Great One; also rendered as Taurt, Taueret, Ta-weret, Taweret, Thoeris, Opet, Apet, Rert, or Reret) was a popular deity in ancient Egyptian mythology. ... In Egyptian mythology, Tefnut is a goddess of water and fertility, indeed her name means moist waters (i. ... Binomial name Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758 Synonyms Felis lybica invalid junior synonym The cat (or domestic cat, house cat) is a small carnivorous mammal. ... Binomial name Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758) The Lion (Panthera leo) is a mammal of the family Felidae. ... Thoth (Ramesseum, Luxor) Thoth (his Greek name derived from the Egyptian *, written by Egyptians as ) was considered one of the most important deities of the Egyptian pantheon, often depicted with the head of an ibis. ... Genera Threskiornis Pseudibis Thaumatibis Geronticus Nipponia Bostrychia Theristicus Cercibis Mesembrinibis Phimosus Eudocimus Plegadis Lophotibis Ibises are a group of long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae. ... Geese redirects here. ... In Egyptian mythology, Buto (papyrus colored--referring to the color of the cobra) was a snake (especially cobra) goddess and patron of the oracle in the city of the same name. ... Egyptian Cobra, Naga haje This article is about snakes. ... Mask of Tutankhamuns mummy featuring a uraeus from the eighteenth dynasty when the cobra image of Wadjet from the original uraeus had been joined by the white vulture image of Nekhbet because of the unification of Lower and Upper Egypt The Uraeus (plural Uraei or Uraeuses, from the Greek... In Egyptian mythology, Nekhbet (of Nekheb) was an early, predynastic, local vulture-goddess, patron of the city of Nekheb. ... The Eye of Horus The Eye of Horus (originally, The Eye of Ra) is an ancient Egyptian symbol of protection and Royal Power, from the deity Horus or Ra. ... For other uses, see Serpent (disambiguation). ... Wadj-wer is an Egyptian fertility god whose name means the Great Green. Sometimes depicted in androgynous form, he is a personification of the Mediterranean Sea or of the major lakes of the Nile delta. ... In Egyptian mythology, Wepwawet (also spelt Upuaut, Wep-wawet, and Ophois) was originally a war god, whose cult centre was Atef-Khent (Lycopolis), in Upper Egypt. ... Species Canis aureus Canis adustus Canis mesomelas A jackal (from Turkish Ã§akal, via Persian shaghal ultimately from Sanskrit sá¹›gÄlaá¸¥ [1][2]) is any of three (sometimes four) small to medium-sized members of the family Canidae, found in Africa, Asia and Southeastern Europe. ... Wosret or Wosyet was an Egyptian goddess with a cult centre at Thebes. ... For other uses, see Horus (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Mut (disambiguation). ...

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Regional pantheons during the Old Kingdom

List of deities of Ancient Egypt

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