Egyptian Mythology

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Famous for escapades with Caesar and Mark Antony. Commited suicide by asp venom.

(Queen) Cleopatra

One of the longest-reigning pharaohs; one of even fewer women.

(Queen) Hatshepsut

Promoted the monotheistic Atenism; husband of Nefertiti.

Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV)

Symbol meaning life and rebirth

Ankh

God of mummification and the afterlife; has the head of a jackal.

Anubis

Goddess of the moon and cats; has the head of a cat as well.

Bast

Sacred animals in Egypt; said to be avatars of the gods.

Cats

Symbol representing the sun, after Isis restored Horus' eye following his fight with Set.

Eye of Horus

Used as a counter-balance against the heart in the Underworld; represents truth.

Feather

God of the Earth; husband of Nut; one of the first Beings of Creation.

Geb

Goddess of fertility and cows; wife of Horus.

Hathor

God of the Sky, Sun, and War. Overcame Set in revenge for his father's death. Son of Isis and Osiris. Sometimes seen with the head of a falcon.

Horus

First engineer and architect known by name; created or improved papyrus; deified.

Imhotep

Pharaoh deified into the God of Medicine and Healing.

Imhotep

Goddess of motherhood, crops, simplicity. Instrumental in bringing Osiris back to life. Wife and sister of Osiris; mother of Horus.

Isis

Builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza.

Khufu

Began rule at 9. Rejected religion of Akhenaten; tomb found intact in the Valley of Kings.

King Tut (Tutankhamen)

Wife of Akhenaten; step-mother of Tutankhamen. Known for attempts to change polytheistic religion to monotheism.

Nefertiti

Counterpart of Isis; symbolizes death transition; married to Set.

Nephthys

Goddess of the Sky; Wife of Geb; one of the first Beings of Creation

Nut

Green-skinned God of the Underworld and Death, after being killed and torn into 4 pieces by Set. Husband and brother of Isis; father of Horus.

Osiris

Sacred fire-bird that dies in flames and is reborn; symbol of fire and divinity

Phoenix

A series of Macedonian rulers that succeeded Alexander the Great in Egypt.

Ptolemy

God of the Sun; often had the head of a falcon. Often combined with Amen, as the god Amen-Ra.

Ra

Led campaigns against Syria, defeated Hittites, and expanded empire. Built monuments in his honor; deified as a god. Attempted to erase the Amarna Period.

Ramses II

Sacred beetle symbolizing the sun

Scarab

Warrior goddess; protector of pharaohs. Has the head of a lioness.

Sekhmet

God of chaos and deserts. Killed Osiris, his brother.

Set (or Seth)

Creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human. They enjoy riddles.

Sphinx

God of Wisdom and learning. Often depicted with the head of an ibis.

Thoth


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