Saturday 3 January 2009

An Overview of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

Amun: The god of creation wears an ostrich plumed hat.
Anubis: The god of the embalming of the dead has the head of jackal.
Atum: The all-father wears the double crown.
Bastet(Bast): The goddess of cats has the head of cat.
Hathor: The goddess of music and dance is crowned with the horns of cow and the sun disk.
Horus: The king of the gods on earth has the head of hawk.
Isis: The queen of the gods wears a headdress in the shape of a throne.
Ma'at: The goddess of justice has a feather in her hair.
Osiris: The lord of the dead is dressed in white with a crook and flail.
Re (Ra): The sun god has the head of falcon and is crowned with sun disk.
Sekhmet: The goddess of war has the head of lioness.
Set: The god of evil and chaos has the head of an (unidentified) animal.
Thoth: The god of the moon, writing and knowledge has the head of ibis.

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