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WORD BANK EGYPTIAN AND Word Bank - Egyptian Gods and Goddesses Egyptian : Exploring Ancient Lives

This word bank could be used in multiple ways: 1. Challenge learners to create a family tree. E.g. http://www.veritablehokum.com/comic/the-egyptian-god-family-tree/ 2. Have a list of Egyptian Gods hanging around the room. For special or important gods, learners create posters that depict the . 3. Share the story of Egyptian Creation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_creation_myths

Name God of … Appearance Notes A demon Head of a , the torso of a leopard, and the hindquarters of a , God of the A man with the head of a Combined with god ram to become more powerful One of the creation A woman wearing the red Wife of Amun goddesses of god and God of war. His A bearded man wearing a Husband of name meant "sky-bearer" robe and a headdress Anput of and A woman with some jackal Mother of mummification related clothing or head Wife of Anubis God of dead, embalming, A Jackal-headed god Son of and , funerals, and mourning helps Osiris ceremonies Goddess of the river A woman with a headdress Daughter of Ra of either reed or ostrich feathers This is a rare case of an A live worshipped as a Son of . animal being worshiped as a god at Memphis god while alive, then mummified when he died. Apophis God of and war and A giant He lives in the . Also Chaos. known as . Originally an aspect of Ra. The disk of the sun Atum was a creator god. A man wearing either the The ancient royal head-cloth or the dual believed that Atum was the white and red crown of first god to exist on earth. and . Sometimes shown as a snake. God of Baboons A baboon Name God of … Appearance Notes goddess A woman with the head of a Known to protect pregnant cat. women and children. She is also involved in celebrations. The protector of Ra, his third eye. God of Pregnant women, A rearing up its hind Dwarf god newborn babies and family. legs Also known to protect from snake and scorpion bites God of the earth A man with a snake around Husband to and father his head. of , Osiris, Memphys, Gengen- Wer Goose God A goose Not much information exists. Hapy God of the Nile An intersex person with a large belly and breasts. Hathor Goddess of love A cow goddess with horns in Alter ego of which is set a sun disk Heket Goddess of frogs A frog God of war, sky, and falcons A man with a falcon head He is brother to Anubis and wearing red and white the son of Osiris and Isis crown Isis Goddess of magic, marriage, A woman, wearing a She is the wife and sister of healing, and protection headdress shaped like a Osiris and the mother of throne Horus. Kebechet Goddess of purification Described as a Also, known as the wandering goddess, or the lost child. Daughter of Anubis God of rebirth, creation and A or scarab headed Ra's aspect in the morning the rising sun man God of rebirth, creation and A Ram-headed man Ra's aspect in the evening the evening sun God of the A human in the style of a was his mother and child Amun his father Ma’at Goddess of justice, truth A woman with a headdress Daughter of Ra and of order with the feather of truth. Nephthys Funerary goddess A young woman, wearing a Daughter of Geb and Nut headdress in the shape of a house and basket Nut Goddess of sky and stars A woman with a headdress Daughter of and with a pot. Osiris God of the and A man wearing the Was dissected by brother the crown with ostrich feather. Set and put together by wife He also carries the crook Isis and flail. God of creation Ptah, in the form of a Self-created mummified man, standing on the symbol for Ma'at, Ra God of the Sun A man with the head of a Self-created falcon and the sun-disk resting on his head Name God of … Appearance Notes Sekhmet Goddess of , fire and A woman with the head of a Daughter of Ra vengeance lion Goddess of and A woman with leopard of Daughter of measurement skin Seth God of chaos/change, A man with a beastly head. Son of Geb and Nut deserts, storms, foreigners Shu God of wind and A human with feathers on Son of Ra-Atum his head God of and A man with a crocodile head alligators Tawaret Goddess of childbirth and A bipedal hippopotamus fertility Tefnut Goddess of water and A woman with a lion head Daughter of Ra-Atum fertility Thoth God of and A man with the head of an Self-created Ibis Goddess of protection A woman with a Snake head Localised Goddess to city Dep Wadj-Wer Personifies the The sea and other lakes.