Egyptian Deities

By: Sean Palmer

Major Egyptian
Deities

Ra is the god of the sun and the king of

gods. He has the head of a hawk and the
body of a man.
Isis is the goddess of women, children, and
magic. She has the body of a women and
the hieroglyph on her head. Isis is also the
wife of Osiris.

Picture of Ra

Image of Isis Image of Osiris

Osiris is the god of the Underworld and

Afterlife. He has the body of a mummified
man with green skin, with the Atef crown
on his head and a crook and flail in his
hands. He is also the husband of Isis.

More Major Egyptian Gods

Anubis is the god of embalming.

He has the head of a jackal and
the body of a man.
Horus is the god of the sky and
the protector of the pharaoh. He
has the head of a falcon and body
of a man. He is the son of Isis
and Osiris.

Picture of
Anubis

Picture of
Horus

Picture of
Hathor

Hathor is the goddess of dancing,

music, and laughter. She has the
body of a women and either cow
horns or a cow head. Sometimes,
she is even shown as a full cow.

Even More Major Gods

Thoth is the god of scribes,

wisdom, and writing. He has the
head of an Ibis and the body of
a man.
Set is the god of evil,
sandstorms, and bad things. He
has the head of a monster, (like
a giraffe and donkey) and a
body of a man. Set is the
brother of Osiris.

Picture of Thoth

Picture of Set

Other Gods
Nut is on the top

Geb is on the bottom

Picture of Shu

Picture of Ammut

Picture of Tefnut

Shu and Tefnut were the first two

gods. Their children were Nut and
Geb. Geb was believed to be the
god of Earth and Nut was the god
of the sky. Nut is shown with a long
body over Geb, and Geb is laying
down under her. Then there was
Ammut who ate humans souls if
their heart weighed more than a
feather. He is shown with a
crocodile head, torso of a wild cat
and bottom of a hippopotamus.

Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten)

Picture of
Amenhotep
IV
(Akhenaten)

Picture of Egyptian God, Aten

Amenhotep IV was a pharaoh of Egypt that

changed everything. He changed his name to
Akhenaten, which means Living Spirit of Aten,
he moved the capital city to a place which is
now known as Amarna, and he replaced all
the old Egyptian gods with one god named
Aten. By doing this, it changed their religion
from polytheistic (belief of many gods) to
monotheistic (belief of one god). Akhenaten
believed he was Aten, the only god. Aten was
shown as a sun with rays and hands at the
end of each ray

Temples

On the east bank of Triad, the Luxor Temple stands. The

Luxor Temple was made to worship the Theban Triad,
Amun, Mut, and Khonsu.
The Temple of Seti I was made to worship the gods Osiris,
Horus, Isis, Amun-Ra, Ra Horakty, and Ptah. It is 550 feet
in length and 350 feet in width. The Temple of Seti I was
different from other Egyptian Temples because The
Temple of Seti I was made in an L Shape.
The Temple of Isis was a temple made to worship the
goddess, Isis as well as her husband, Osiris and son,
Horus. It is located on the island of Philae. The Temple of
Isis is also the largest and most popular temple on Philae.
Temple of Hathor was created by the kings Ptolemy VI
Philometer and Ptolemy VIII Euergates II to worship
Hathor and Isis. It is also located on the island of Philae.

Beliefs
The Ancient Egyptian people believe Ra, the
sun god, would travel across the sky, fighting
off monsters during the day and when the
sunset came, he would grab all the people who
died that day to be judged in the afterlife. Then,
the next day, it would start all over again.
Ancient Egyptians believe that Khnum,
originally a water god that created silt for
farming, created everything including people
and other gods on a pottery wheel.

Prayer to Osiris

Prayers
Prayer: Thanksgiving
Holy Isis, Holy Osiris;
We give you thanks
that your Love, Beauty and Truth
Are manifest with Power and
Peace
throughout all spheres,
within all beings,
and we accept your Blessing now,
in Mind and Heart.

Exalted art thou on thy throne,

O Osiris! Thou hast heard fair things,
O Osiris! Thy strength is vigorous,
O Osiris! Thy head is fastened on thy
body,
O Osiris! Thy neck is made firm,
O Osiris! Thy heart is glad,
O Osiris! Thy speech is made
effective,
O Osiris! Thy princess rejoice
Thou art established the Bull in
Amentet.
Thy son Horus hath ascended
thy throne, and all life is with him.
Millions of years minister unto him,
and millions of years hold him in fear.
The company of the Gods are his
servants,
and they hold him in fear.
The god Tem, the Governor,
the only One among the gods,
hath spoken, and his word passeth not
away.

Prayer to Isis: Prayer of Awakening

Awake, awake, awake,
Awake in peace,
Lady of Peace.
Rise thou in peace,
Rise thou in beauty.
Goddess of Life,
Beautiful in heaven,
Heaven is in peace.
Earth is in peace.
O Goddess,
Daughter of Nut,
Daughter of Geb,
Beloved of Osiris,
Goddess rich in names!
All praise to You.
.

All praise to You.

I adore You. I adore You. Lady Isis!

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