list of gods and goddesses of egypt?
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Answer:11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
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Egypt had one of the largest and most complex pantheons of gods of any civilization in the ancient world. Over the course of Egyptian history hundreds of gods and goddesses were worshipped. The characteristics of individual gods could be hard to pin down. Most had a principle association (for example, with the sun or the underworld) and form. But these could change over time as gods rose and fell in importance and evolved in ways that corresponded to developments in Egyptian society. Here are a few of the most important deities to know.
Osiris
Osiris, bronze figurine of the Late Period; in the Egyptian Museum, Berlin
Osiris, bronze figurine of the Late Period; in the Egyptian Museum, BerlinCourtesy of the Staatliche Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin; photograph, Art Resource, New York
Osiris, one of Egypt’s most important deities, was god of the underworld. He also symbolized death, resurrection, and the cycle of Nile floods that Egypt relied on for agricultural fertility.
According to the myth, Osiris was a king of Egypt who was murdered and dismembered by his brother Seth. His wife, Isis, reassembled his body and resurrected him, allowing them to conceive a son, the god Horus. He was represented as a mummified king, wearing wrappings that left only the green skin of his hands and face exposed.
Isis
Isis nursing Horus, calcite and bronze sculpture from Egypt, c. 712-525 BC; in the Brooklyn Museum, New York.
Isis nursing Horus
Isis nursing Horus, calcite and bronze sculpture from Egypt, c. 712–525 bce; in the Brooklyn Museum, New York.Photograph by Lisa O'Hara. Brooklyn Museum, New York, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.400E
The origins of Isis are obscure. Unlike many gods, she can’t be tied to a specific town, and there are no certain mentions of her in the earliest Egyptian literature. Over time she grew in importance, though, eventually becoming the most important goddess in the pantheon. As the devoted wife who resurrected Osiris after his murder and raised their son, Horus, Isis embodied the traditional Egyptian virtues of a wife and mother.
As the wife of the god of the underworld, Isis was also one of the main deities concerned with rites for the dead. Along with her sister Nephthys, Isis acted as a divine mourner, and her maternal care was often depicted as extending to the dead in the underworld.
Isis was one of the last of the ancient Egyptian gods to still be worshipped. In the Greco-Roman period she was identified with the Greek goddess Aphrodite and her cult spread as far west as Great Britain and as far east as Afghanistan. It is believed that depictions of Isis with the infant Horus influenced Christian imagery of Mary with the infant Jesus.
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AMUN-RA: The Hidden One. ...
MUT: The Mother Goddess. ...
OSIRIS: The King of the Living. ...
ANUBIS: The Divine Embalmer. ...
RA: God of the Sun and Radiance. ...
HORUS: God of Vengeance. ...
THOTH: God of Knowledge and Wisdom. ...
HATHOR: Goddess of Motherhood.