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List of Egyptian deities

This is a list of Egyptian Gods and goddesses from Egyptian mythology. The old Egyptians worshipped a few gods at different times and in different places.[1] Some gods changed in importance over time or were nonexistent until later eras.

Major deities

Male

Female

Both male and female forms

  • Heh – Personification of infinity and a member of the Ogdoad[30]
  • Kek – The god of Chaos and Darkness, as well as being the concept of primordial darkness. Kek's female form is known as Kauket.
  • Nu – Personification of the formless, watery disorder from which the world emerged at creation and a member of the Ogdoad[31]
  • Ra (Re) – The foremost Egyptian sun god, involved in creation and the afterlife. Mythological ruler of the gods, father of every Egyptian king, and the patron god of Heliopolis.[32]
  • Tatenen – Personification of the first mound of earth to emerge from chaos in ancient Egyptian creation myths[33]
  • Anubis/Anput – The god/goddess of embalming and protector of the dead[34]

Minor deities

Male or female

Objects

  • Semi - A deified object found in the tenth division of Tuat[36]

Lesser-known deities

Groups of deities

  • The Aai – 3 guardian deities in the ninth division of Tuat; they are Ab-ta, Anhefta, and Ermen-ta[36]
  • The Cavern deities – Many underworld deities charged with punishing the damned souls by beheading and devouring them.[37]
  • The Ennead – An extended family of nine deities produced by Atum during the creation of the world. The Ennead usually consisted of Atum, his children Shu and Tefnut, their children Geb and Nut, and their children Osiris, Isis, Set, and Nephthys.[38]
  • The four sons of Horus – Four gods who protected the mummified body, particularly the internal organs in canopic jars.[39]
  • The Gate deities – Many dangerous guardian deities at the gates of the underworld (flanked by divine Doorkeepers and Heralds), to be ingratiated by spells and knowing their names.[40]
  • The Hemsut (or Hemuset) – Protective goddesses of Fate, destiny, and of the creation sprung from the primordial abyss; daughters of Ptah, linked to the concept of ka[41][42]
  • The Her-Hequi – 4 deities in the fifth division of Tuat[36]
  • The Hours of the day deities – 12 divine embodiments of each hour of the day: partly major deities (1st: Maat, 7th: Horus) and partly lesser known ones (12th: "The One Who Gives Protection In The Twilight").[43]
  • The Hours of the night deities – 12 goddesses of each hour of the night, wearing a five-pointed star on their heads.[43]
  • The 42 judges of Maat – 42 deities including Osiris who judged the souls of the dead in the afterlife
  • The Khnemiu – 4 deities wearing red crowns in the eleventh division of Tuat[36]
  • The Ogdoad – A set of eight gods who personified the chaos that existed before creation. The Ogdoad commonly consisted of Amun, Amunet, Nu, Naunet, Heh, Hauhet, Kuk, and Kauket.[44]
  • The Renniu – 4 bearded gods in the eleventh division of Tuat[36]
  • The Setheniu-Tep – 4 deities wearing white crowns in the eleventh division of Tuat[36]
  • The Souls of Pe and Nekhen – A set of gods personifying the predynastic rulers of Upper and Lower Egypt.[45]
  • The 12 Thoueris goddesses[4]

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References

  1. ↑ Hill, J. (2010). "The Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt". ancientegyptonline.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Budge, Sir Ernest A. Wallis (2010). An Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary : (in two volumes, with an index of English words, king list and geographical list with indexes, list of hieroglyphic characters, Coptic and Semitic alphabets. New York: Cosimo Classics. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-61640-460-4.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Budge, Sir Ernest A. Wallis (2010). An Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary : (in two volumes, with an index of English words, king list and geographical list with indexes, list of hieroglyphic characters, Coptic and Semitic alphabets. New York: Cosimo Classics. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-61640-460-4.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Budge, Sir Ernest A. Wallis (2010). An Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary : (in two volumes, with an index of English words, king list and geographical list with indexes, list of hieroglyphic characters, Coptic and Semitic alphabets. New York: Cosimo Classics. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-61640-460-4.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Budge, Sir Ernest A. Wallis (2010). An Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary : (in two volumes, with an index of English words, king list and geographical list with indexes, list of hieroglyphic characters, Coptic and Semitic alphabets. New York: Cosimo Classics. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-61640-460-4.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 Budge, Sir Ernest A. Wallis (2010). An Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary : (in two volumes, with an index of English words, king list and geographical list with indexes, list of hieroglyphic characters, Coptic and Semitic alphabets. New York: Cosimo Classics. p. 48. ISBN 978-1-61640-460-4.
  7. ↑ Budge, Sir Ernest A. Wallis (2010). An Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary : (in two volumes, with an index of English words, king list and geographical list with indexes, list of hieroglyphic characters, Coptic and Semitic alphabets. New York: Cosimo Classics. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-61640-460-4.
  8. ↑ Lorton, Claude Traunecker. transl. from the French by David (2001). The gods of Egypt (1st English-language, enhanced and expanded. ed.). Ithaca, N.Y [u.a.]: Cornell University Press. p. 60. ISBN 0-8014-3834-9.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 Budge, Sir Ernest A. Wallis (2010). An Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary : (in two volumes, with an index of English words, king list and geographical list with indexes, list of hieroglyphic characters, Coptic and Semitic alphabets. New York: Cosimo Classics. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-61640-460-4.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Budge, Sir Ernest A. Wallis (2010). An Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary : (in two volumes, with an index of English words, king list and geographical list with indexes, list of hieroglyphic characters, Coptic and Semitic alphabets. New York: Cosimo Classics. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-61640-460-4.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 Budge, Sir Ernest A. Wallis (2010). An Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary : (in two volumes, with an index of English words, king list and geographical list with indexes, list of hieroglyphic characters, Coptic and Semitic alphabets. New York: Cosimo Classics. p. 199. ISBN 978-1-61640-460-4.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Budge, Sir Ernest A. Wallis (2010). An Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary : (in two volumes, with an index of English words, king list and geographical list with indexes, list of hieroglyphic characters, Coptic and Semitic alphabets. New York: Cosimo Classics. p. 474. ISBN 978-1-61640-460-4.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 Budge, Sir Ernest A. Wallis (2010). An Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary : (in two volumes, with an index of English words, king list and geographical list with indexes, list of hieroglyphic characters, Coptic and Semitic alphabets. New York: Cosimo Classics. p. 472. ISBN 978-1-61640-460-4.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 Budge, Sir Ernest A. Wallis (2010). An Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary : (in two volumes, with an index of English words, king list and geographical list with indexes, list of hieroglyphic characters, Coptic and Semitic alphabets. New York: Cosimo Classics. p. 556. ISBN 978-1-61640-460-4.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 Budge, Sir Ernest A. Wallis (2010). An Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary : (in two volumes, with an index of English words, king list and geographical list with indexes, list of hieroglyphic characters, Coptic and Semitic alphabets. New York: Cosimo Classics. p. 267. ISBN 978-1-61640-460-4.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7 16.8 Budge, Sir Ernest A. Wallis (2010). An Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary : (in two volumes, with an index of English words, king list and geographical list with indexes, list of hieroglyphic characters, Coptic and Semitic alphabets. New York: Cosimo Classics. p. 403. ISBN 978-1-61640-460-4.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 17.8 Budge, Sir Ernest A. Wallis (2010). An Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary : (in two volumes, with an index of English words, king list and geographical list with indexes, list of hieroglyphic characters, Coptic and Semitic alphabets. New York: Cosimo Classics. p. 336. ISBN 978-1-61640-460-4.
  18. ↑ 18.00 18.01 18.02 18.03 18.04 18.05 18.06 18.07 18.08 18.09 18.10 18.11 Budge, Sir Ernest A. Wallis (2010). An Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary : (in two volumes, with an index of English words, king list and geographical list with indexes, list of hieroglyphic characters, Coptic and Semitic alphabets. New York: Cosimo Classics. p. 358. ISBN 978-1-61640-460-4.
  19. ↑ 19.00 19.01 19.02 19.03 19.04 19.05 19.06 19.07 19.08 19.09 19.10 19.11 19.12 Budge, Sir Ernest A. Wallis (2010). An Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary : (in two volumes, with an index of English words, king list and geographical list with indexes, list of hieroglyphic characters, Coptic and Semitic alphabets. New York: Cosimo Classics. p. 359. ISBN 978-1-61640-460-4.
  20. ↑ 20.00 20.01 20.02 20.03 20.04 20.05 20.06 20.07 20.08 20.09 20.10 20.11 Budge, Sir Ernest A. Wallis (2010). An Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary : (in two volumes, with an index of English words, king list and geographical list with indexes, list of hieroglyphic characters, Coptic and Semitic alphabets. New York: Cosimo Classics. p. 360. ISBN 978-1-61640-460-4.
  21. ↑ 21.00 21.01 21.02 21.03 21.04 21.05 21.06 21.07 21.08 21.09 21.10 21.11 21.12 Budge, Sir Ernest A. Wallis (2010). An Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary : (in two volumes, with an index of English words, king list and geographical list with indexes, list of hieroglyphic characters, Coptic and Semitic alphabets. New York: Cosimo Classics. p. 363. ISBN 978-1-61640-460-4.
  22. ↑ Lorton, Claude Traunecker. transl. from the French by David (2001). The gods of Egypt (1st English-language, enhanced and expanded. ed.). Ithaca, N.Y [u.a.]: Cornell University Press. p. 31. ISBN 0-8014-3834-9.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 23.6 Budge, Sir Ernest A. Wallis (2010). An Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary : (in two volumes, with an index of English words, king list and geographical list with indexes, list of hieroglyphic characters, Coptic and Semitic alphabets. New York: Cosimo Classics. p. 404. ISBN 978-1-61640-460-4.
  24. ↑ Budge, Sir Ernest A. Wallis (2010). An Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary : (in two volumes, with an index of English words, king list and geographical list with indexes, list of hieroglyphic characters, Coptic and Semitic alphabets. New York: Cosimo Classics. p. 612. ISBN 978-1-61640-460-4.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 Budge, Sir Ernest A. Wallis (2010). An Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary : (in two volumes, with an index of English words, king list and geographical list with indexes, list of hieroglyphic characters, Coptic and Semitic alphabets. New York: Cosimo Classics. p. 165. ISBN 978-1-61640-460-4.
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 26.4 26.5 26.6 26.7 26.8 Budge, Sir Ernest A. Wallis (2010). An Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary : (in two volumes, with an index of English words, king list and geographical list with indexes, list of hieroglyphic characters, Coptic and Semitic alphabets. New York: Cosimo Classics. p. 162. ISBN 978-1-61640-460-4.
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 27.4 27.5 Budge, Sir Ernest A. Wallis (2010). An Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary : (in two volumes, with an index of English words, king list and geographical list with indexes, list of hieroglyphic characters, Coptic and Semitic alphabets. New York: Cosimo Classics. p. 172. ISBN 978-1-61640-460-4.
  28. ↑ 28.00 28.01 28.02 28.03 28.04 28.05 28.06 28.07 28.08 28.09 28.10 28.11 28.12 28.13 Budge, Sir Ernest A. Wallis (2010). An Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary : (in two volumes, with an index of English words, king list and geographical list with indexes, list of hieroglyphic characters, Coptic and Semitic alphabets. New York: Cosimo Classics. p. 173. ISBN 978-1-61640-460-4.
  29. ↑ Budge, Sir Ernest A. Wallis (2010). An Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary : (in two volumes, with an index of English words, king list and geographical list with indexes, list of hieroglyphic characters, Coptic and Semitic alphabets. New York: Cosimo Classics. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-61640-460-4.
  30. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Hart 66.
  31. ↑ Hart 2005, pp. 109–110
  32. ↑ Hart 2005, pp. 133–135
  33. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Hart 154.
  34. ↑ Hart 2005, pp. 25–28
  35. ↑ Taylor, John (22 September 2010). "What is a Book of the Dead?". British Museum. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 36.3 36.4 36.5 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Coulter.
  37. ↑ Wilkinson 2003, p. 80
  38. ↑ Hart 2005, p. 53
  39. ↑ Hart 2005, pp. 149–161
  40. ↑ Wilkinson 2003, pp. 81–82
  41. ↑ "Gods of Ancient Egypt: Hemsut". www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
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  43. ↑ 43.0 43.1 Wilkinson 2003, p. 83
  44. ↑ Hart 2005, p. 113
  45. ↑ Hart 2005, pp. 152–153
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