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This is a list of Egyptian gods and goddesses from Egyptian mythology. The ancient Egyptians worshipped many gods at different times and in different places. Some gods changed in importance over time again.

Name God of
Ammit A demon with the head of a crocodile, the torso of a leopard, and the hindquarters of a hippopotamus
Amun A man with the head of a ram, King of the gods, God of the Wind Combined with sun god Ra to become more powerful.
Amunet Wife of Amun, one of the creation goddesses.
Anhur An Egyptian sky god and God of war. His name meant "sky-bearer". Husband of Mehit
Anput Goddess of the seventeenth Nome of Upper Egypt Mother of Kebechet
Anubis God of dead, embalming, funerals, and mourning ceremonies
Jackal-headed god
Son of Osiris and Nephthys, helps Osiris
Anuket Goddess of the river Nile
Apis A live bull worshipped as a god at Memphis This is a rare case of an animal being worshiped as a god while alive, then mummified when he died
Apophis God of snakes and war and Chaos He lives in the Duat. Also known as Apep. God of chaos sometimes seen as Apophis the chaos snake
Aten The disk of the sun Originally an aspect of Ra
Babi God of baboons
Bast /
Bastet
Cat goddess Known to protect pregnant women and children. She is also involved in celebrations. The protector of Ra, his third eye.
Bes dwarf god God of Pregnant woman, newborn babies, and family also known to protect from snake and scorpion bites
Geb God of the earth Husband to Nut and father of Set, Osiris, Memphys, Isis
Gengen-Wer Goose god
Hapi God of the Nile
Hathor Goddess of love "alter ego" of Sehkmet
Heket Goddess of frogs
Horus God of war, sky, and falcons He is brother to Anubis and the son of Osiris and Isis
Isis Goddess of magic, marriage, healing, and protection She is the wife and sister of Osiris and the mother of Horus.
Kebechet Goddess of purification Also known as the wandering goddess, or the lost child
Khepri God of scarab beetles Ra's aspect in the morning
Khnum Ram-headed god Ra's aspect in the evening
Khonsu God of the moon
Kuk Personification of darkness
Maahes Egyptian lion-headed god of war The son of the creator god Ptah, as well as the feline goddess Sekhmet
Ma'at Goddess of justice,truth and of order Also the daughter of Ra Command for Order
Mafdet God of justice Executioner of criminals, protector of the King's chambers
Menhit Minor lion goddess Wife of Anhur
Nephthys Funerary goddess Consort of Seth, mother of Anubis
Nekhbet vulture goddess Sister of Wadjet
Nut Goddess of sky and stars Wife of Geb
Osiris God of the underworld and the afterlife Husband and brother of Isis, Brother and mortal enemy to Seth, Father to Horus and Anubis
Pakhet A goddess of motherhood and of war
Ptah God of creation
Qebui God of the North wind
Qetesh A mother-goddess of fertility Adopted into ancient Egypt from Kadesh in what is now Syria.
Ra God of the Sun Ra was king of the gods until Osiris took over his throne. He is also known as Amun-Ra and Akmun-Rah
Raet-Tawy Female sun goddess of Upper and Lower Egypt Female counterpart of Ra
Sekhmet Goddess of lions, fire and vengeance Alter form of Hathor
Seker Falcon god Primary god of the Memphis necropolis
Serqet Goddess of scorpions
Seshat Goddess of writing and measurement
Seth God of chaos/change, deserts, storms, foreigners Mortal enemy and brother to Osiris, Husband to Nephthys. He killed his brother Osiris because of jealousy. No one can really describe what he is. He is a human hybrid, half human mixed with an unknown creature. It is sometimes called the set animal
Shu God of wind and air Consort of Tefnut, father of Geb and Nut Greatgrandfather to Anubis and Horus
Sobek God of crocodiles and alligators Rows Ra's Sunboat throuht the Duat
Sopdu A god of war Associated with the sun and with the planet Venus
Tawaret hippopotamus goddess
goddess of childbirth and fertility
Tefnut lion goddess of water and fertility Consort of Shu, mother of Geb and Nut
Thoth scribe god, god of wisdom Also known as Djehuti
Wadjet Goddess of protection Sister of Nekhbet
Wadj-wer Personifies the Mediterranean Sea and other lakes.
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