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Horus was the falcon-headed Egyptian god of sun, sky, and kingship. Appearing in many manifestations over thousands of years, his best-known role is as the son of Osiris and Isis, destined to retake his father’s throne.
Leave Re! Eye of Horus, leave the god! Flame of the mouth – I am the one who made you, I am The one who sent you – come to the earth, powerful poison! See, the great god has given his name away. Re shall live, Once the poison has died. This laid the foundation for unborn Horus to one day become king of the gods, and a sun god in his own right.
As creator and sun god, Ra was a vital part of the Egyptian pantheon. Throughout countless dynasties, Ra was a constant figure of worship whose role shifted as newer gods were incorporated into the state religion. This falcon-headed statuette of Ra-Horakhty (c. 1069–525 BCE) combines the attributes of Ra with those of Horus.
Hathor was the cow-headed Egyptian goddess of love, marriage and motherhood. Like most long-worshiped deities she performed numerous mythological roles, including massacring the enemies of Ra, healing Horus, and nourishing the dead in the afterlife.
Set was born to the earth and sky gods Geb and Nut. His siblings included Osiris, Horus (Note: not in all mythological versions), Isis, and Nephthys. His grandfather was the sun god Ra . Set took his sister, Nephthys, as his wife. Having formed a connection in the womb, the two were married before they were born.
Nephthys was the youngest child of the gods Nut and Geb. Her siblings included Osiris, Horus the Elder, Isis and Set. It’s important to note that Horus the Elder was found exclusively in Greek sources; non-Greek sources did not include him amongst Nut and Geb’s offspring. Like Isis and Osiris, Nephthys and Set were married before birth ...
Overview. One of the most complex deities of the ancient Egyptian pantheon, Thoth was the god of the moon, medicine, science, magic, judgement, and writing. A figure of tremendous importance, he held significant roles in many central myths. An ibis-headed ceramic figure of Thoth (664-343 BCE) Thoth originated far from the religious centers that ...
Overview. One of the most famous figures of the Ancient Egyptian pantheon, Anubis was a powerful deity whose role shifted over time. Before Osiris and Isis rose to prominence, Anubis was worshipped as the god of the dead. When Osiris took on this role, however, Anubis became the god of mummification (as well as Osiris’s bastard son).
Osiris was the first child of the sky goddess Nut and the earth god Geb. His siblings included Horus the Elder, Set, Isis, Nephthys. Osiris had several notable children. He famously fathered Horus the Younger with his sister/wife Isis following his resurrection, and unwittingly sired Anubis with Nephthys.
List of Egyptian god names. Amun, Ra, Amun-Ra: deciphering Egyptian mythology and the names of Egyptian gods and goddesses can get tricky. So let’s zoom in on one at a time by exploring some of the Egyptian god and goddess names you might have heard of—and maybe a few you haven’t. Use our Egyptian god name generator to craft names fit for ...