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What gods were there in ancient Egypt?

· Ennead: the nine main gods in Egyptian mythology. o Ra: the main god, the sun god. His image is combined with Amon. o Shu: the wind god. o Tefnu

Tefnut: God of rain. o Geb: God of earth. o Nuit: God of sky. o Osiris: Hades and god of agriculture. o Isis (

Isis: patron god of the dead, god of fertility. o Seth: god of drought. o Nephthys: patron god of the dead. · Main gods: o Ammon: main god

. o Aton: the sun god of morning. o Atum: the sun god of twilight, another name of Ra. o Horus: the patron saint of the pharaoh and the symbol of royal power. It looks like an eagle.

o Anubis (Anubis): the god of death, with the shape of a wolf head and a human body. o Mut/Golden Dawn, Auramooth: the wife of Amon, in charge of war, with the shape of a lion. o Khons/

Chons): The son of Amon and Mut, the moon god, also in charge of medicine.

o Min (Min/Menu, Amsu): The patron saint of travelers, also in charge of production and harvest.

o Mo (Month/Mentu, Men Thu): in charge of war, with the shape of an eagle head and a human body.

o Thoth: God of wisdom.

· Animal Gods: o Bast/Bastet: Cat God.

o Edjo: Snake god, symbol and patron saint of Lower Egypt.

o Heqet: Frog God.

o Khepri: Scarab.

o Khnum: Ram god.

o Sati: God of elephants.

o Sekhmet: Lioness god.

o Selket: God of scorpions.

o Sobek: God of crocodiles.

· Other gods: o Anuket: God of water.

o Apis: The god of fertility and production, shaped like a bull.

o Bes: the god of music.

o Harpocrates/Hor-pa-kraat; Golden Dawn, Hoor-par-kraat: Name of Horus as a child.

o Hathor/Het-Heru, Het-Hert: Wife of Horus, director of love and fertility.

o Imhotep/Imouthis: patron saint of medicine and towers.

o Maat: God of justice and order.

o Neith/Net, Neit; Gold Dawn, Thoum-aesh-neith: God of wisdom and war.

o Nekhbet: Protector of Upper Egypt.

o Ptah: God of creation.

o Qetesh: God of love and beauty.

o Seker: God of Light.

o ghut: the god of prayer o Saosis: the goddess who owned an acacia tree. Many gods (especially Horus) were born from her acacia tree. o Four Sons

of Horus): Guardian of Pluto's body.

Imset, Amset, Mesta: one of the four sons of Horus, protector of the liver of the deceased.

Hapi (Golden Dawn, Ahephi): One of the four sons of Horus, protector of the lungs of the dead.

Doamutef (Duamutef, Tuamutef; Golden Dawn, Thmoomathph): one of the four sons of Horus, protector of the stomachs of the dead.