Cults in Egypt were defined not by what one believed but by what one did, the rituals one performed. And is a Major study in itself. Major cults were: Osiris , Ra, Amon.... Isis, and Horus
Heka
(Hike) was the patron of magic and therefore also of medicine. The Egyptian word for magic was "heka" (which literally means "using the Ka") and Heka was the personification of magic. His name (and the word magic) were depicted as a twist of flax and a pair of raised arms. The flax was often placed with the arms, and was thought to resembles two snakes. According to myth, Heka fought and conquered two serpents, and so two intertwined serpents became symbolic of his power. This symbol is still associated with medicine today.
Ammit Devourer of the Wicked
Anubis Psychopomp
Anuket Goddess of the Nile
Apep The Great Destroyer
Aten The Sun Disk
Atum The All-Father
Bast Beautiful Cat-Goddess
The Ennead The Nine Great Osirian Gods
Geb God of the Earth
Hapi God of the Nile River
Hathor Goddess of Music and Dance
Horus King of the Gods on Earth
Isis Queen of the Gods
Khenmu The Great Potter
Kephri The Great Scarab
Khonsu God of the Moon
Maat Lady of Truth and Order
Mut Grandmother of the Gods
Nekhbet Goddess of the Power of Kings
Neith Goddess of War and Funerals
Nephthys Lady of the Wings
Nut Goddess of the Firmament
The Ogdoad The Primordial Creation Gods
Osiris Lord of the Dead
Ptah The Creator
Satis Guardian of the Borders
Seker The Resurrected Osiris
Sekhmet The Eye of Ra
Set God of Evil
Shu God of the Air and Sky
Sobek Guard of the Gods
The Sun Boat Ship of the Gods
Tefnut Goddess of Moisture
Thoth God of Wisdom
Aken Ferryman of the Underworld
Ament Greeter of the Dead
Anhur Champion of Ra
Anuke Goddess of War
As Kindly God of the Desert
Banebdjetet God of Lower Egypt
Bes Protector of Childbirth
Heset Goddess of Plenty
Hike God of Magic and Medicine
Imhotep Lord of Science and Thought
Kabechet Helper of Anubis
Mafdet Goddess of Scorpions and Snakes
Mahes The Lord of the Massacre
Mehen Defender of the Sun Boat
Menhit Lion-headed War Goddess
Mertseger Guardian of the Valley of the Kings
Min God of Fertility
Nefertem Lord of the Sunrise
Pakhet The Strength of Woman
Renenutet Goddess of the Harvest
Satet Goddess of the Inundation
Sons of Horus Gods of the Viscera and the Canopic Jars
Upuaut The Opener of the Ways
Amaunet - A female counterpart to Amon and one of the primordial gods of the Hermopolitian Ogdoad (group of eight gods). She was also worshipped at Thebes along with Amon and Mut.
Amon - Usually associated with the wind, or things hidden, and was also of the Hermopolitian Ogdoad. At Thebes he became Amon-Re, king of the gods. He was part of the Theban Triad, along with Mut and Khonsu.
Antaios - He was originally a double god, "the two falcons", that was later joined to create one, probably that of Horus.
Anuket - Worshipped at Elephantine, she was associated with the gazelle.
Apis - Seen as the bull with a solar disk between its horns, Apis was associated with Osiris and Ptah.
Aton - Also known as Aten, he was worshipped at Tell 'Amarna.
Atum - A primordial god that was represented in the form of a human and a serpent. He was the supreme god in the Heliopolitan Ennead (group of nine gods) and formed with Re to create Re-Atum.
Hathor - The goddess of love, dance and alcohol was depicted as a cow. At Thebes she was also the goddess of the dead. She was worshipped at Dendera as the consort of Horus and Edfu, and was associated with Isis at Byblos.
Horus - The earliest royal god was the shape of a falcon, with the sun and moon as his eyes. The sky-god was the ruler of the day. The many forms of Horus are; Re-Harakhti, Harsiesis, Haroeris, Harendotes, Khenti-irti, Khentekhtay (the crocodile-god), and Harmakhis, which is Horus on the horizons, in which the Sphinx of Giza is considered to be his aspect.
Isis - The mother of Horus and sister and consort of Osiris was worshipped at Philae. Associated with Astarte, Hathor, Nut and Sothis, she was later worshipped over the entire Roman Empire.
Khnum - Resembling a human with a rams head, he was worshipped in Hypselis, Esna, Antinoe and Elephantine.
Khonsu - the moon god was the son of Amon and Mut. The main temple at Karnak is dedicated to him.
Min - God of fertility coalesced with Amon and Horus. Min was mainly worshipped at Coptos and Akhmim.
Mut - Worshipped at Thebes, she was a consort of Amon and part of the Theban Triad (group of three gods).
Nut - Mother of the sun, moon and heavenly bodies.
Osiris - He is regarded as the dead king that watches over the nether world and is rejuvenated in his son Horus. As the symbol of eternal life he was worshipped at Abydos and Philae.
Ptah - Worshipped in Memphis, he coalesced with Sokaris and Osiris.
Re - He was the sun god of Heliopolis. From the fifth Dynasty onwards he becomes a national god and is combined with the supreme deity Amon.
Serapis - He was mainly worshipped in Alexandria and was later worshipped by the Greeks as Zeus. He was never fully accepted by the Egyptians in the Ptolemaic period.
Sekhmet - She was part of the Memphite Triad with Ptah and Nefertem. She was the mistress of war and sickness.
Seth - The son of Geb and Nut in the Heliopolitan Ennead was in the form of an animal that has no zoological equivalent. This powerful god was regarded as god of the desert, making him a god of foreign lands.
Shu - He was an ancient cosmic power and was regarded as the god of the air and the bearer of heaven.
Sobek - He was a crocodile god and was worshipped at the Faiyum and Ombos. During the middle Kingdom he coalesced with Re, Sobek-Re, and was worshipped as primordial deity and creator-god.
Thoth - He was worshipped as a baboon in Hermopolis. He was the god of sacred writings and wisdom.
Gods of Ancient Egypt
Aken Ferryman of the Underworld
Aker Guardian and Gatekeeper of the Underworld
Am-Heh - Devourer of Millions
Amentet, Goddess of the Dead, Personification of the West
Ammut, Great of Death, Eater of Hearts, The Devourer
Amun and Amun-Re
Anat, Mother of Gods
Andjety
Anhur Champion of Ra
Animals and the Gods of Ancient Egypt
Anqet, The Embracer, Goddess of Fertility and the Nile at Aswan
Anubis, God of Embalming and Guide and Friend of the Dead
Anuke Goddess of War
Anuket Goddess of the Nile
Apep The Great Destroyer
Apophis (Apep), the Enemy of Re
Arensnuphis Anthropomorphic Nubian Deity
As Kindly God of the Desert
Astarte, Warrior Goddess of Canaan
Aten Before and After Akhenaten
Atum The All-Father
Atum, Lord of the Two Lands, Lord of Heliopolis
Auf (Efu Ra)
Ba-Pef - The Soul
Baal, God of Thunder
Babi - The Dominant Male Baboon God
Banebdjetet God of Lower Egypt
Bast, Perfume Protector, Cat Goddess
Bat - Ancient Cow Goddess
The Benu (Bennu)
Bes, God-Demon of Protection, Childbirth and Entertainment
The Birth of Gods
The Crocodile Cod, Sobek
Death of Gods
Dedwen - Nubian God of Resources
Denwen - The Fiery Serpent
Divine Cults of the Sacred Bulls
The Egyptian God, Hu
The Ennead The Nine Great Osirian Gods
Exploring Isis
Fetket - The Sun God's Butler
Geb, God of Earth
Gengen Wer - The Great Honker
Hapi, God of the Nile, Fertility, the North and South
Hathor, Lady of Beauty
Hathor, Goddess of Love, Music
Hatmehyt - The Fish Goddess
Haurun, The Victorious Herdsman
Heh and Hauhet, Deities of infinity and Eternity
Headdresses of the Ancient Egyptian Deities
Heqet, Frog Headed Goddess of Childbirth
Heret-Kau - She who is Above the Spirits
Heryshef, Ruler of the Riverbanks
Heset Goddess of Plenty
Hetepes-Sekhus - An Eye of Re
Hike God of Magic and Medicine
Horus King of the Gods on Earth
Horus, the God of Kings
Hu God of the Spoken Word
Iabet, Cleanser of Re, Personification of the East
Ihy - The Child God
Imhotep Lord of Science and Thought
Ipy, A Mother of Osiris
Isis, Sister of Nephthys, Mistress of Magic
Iusaas - Creator Goddess
Kabechet Helper of Anubis
Kek and Kauket, Deities of Darkness, Obscurity and Night
Kherty - Ram-headed God
Khephir, God of the Sun, Creation, Life and Resurrection
Khnum, Potter God of the Inundation Silt and Creation
Khonsu, The Lunar God who Came to Greatness
Maahes, God of War and Protection, The Leonine Lord of Slaughter
Ma'at, Goddess of Truth, Balance, Order
Mafdet Goddess of Scorpions and Snakes
Mahaf - The Ferryman
Male Child Deities of Ancient Egypt
Mandulis - The Lower Nubian Sun God
Mehen Defender of the Sun Boat
Mehet-Weret - Cow Goddess of the Sky
Mehet-Weret, Celestial Cow Goddess of Water, Creation and Rebirth
Menhit Lion-headed War Goddess
Meretseger, Goddess of Punishment and Mercy
Meskhenet - Goddess of Childbrith
Min, God of Fertility, Power and the Eastern Desert
Minor Deities of the Netherworld
Mixed Representations of Ancient Egyptian Gods
Montu, Solar and Warrior God
Mut, Mother Goddess of the New Kingdom, Wife of Amen, Vulture Goddess
Nefertem, Ancient Lord of Perfume
Nehebkau, the God who Joined the Ka to the Body, God of Protection and Magic
Nekhbet, Goddess of Upper Egypt, Childbirth and Protector of Pharaoh
Nephthys, Sister of Isis, Mistress of the House
Nit (Neith), Goddess of Weaving, War, Hunting and the Red Crown, Creator Deity, Mother of Ra
Nun and Naunet, Deities of Chaos and Water
Nut, Sky Goddess, Mother of the Gods
Onuris, The Egyptian War God
Opet (Ipet, Apet) Goddess and Mother of Osiris
Panebtawy - The Child God
Peteese and Pihor - Brother Gods
Ptah, God of Craftsmen, Rebirth and Creation
Qadesh - Goddess of Esctasy and Sexual Pleasure
Ram in Ancient Egypt, the
Re (Ra) and Re-Horakhty
Renenutet, Goddess of Suckling, the Name and Protection
Reshep - The Syrian War God
Sah and Sopdet (Sothis) The Astral God and Goddess
Satet, Archer-Goddess of the Inundation and the Nile Cataracts
Sebiumeker - Meroitic God of Procreation
Sefkhet-Abwy - Goddess of Writing and Temple Libraries
Sekhmet, Powerful One, Sun Goddess, Destructor
Sepa - Centipede God
Serapis (Sarapis), the Composite God
Serqet, Goddess of Scorpions and Venomous Creatures, Magical Protection and the Afterlife
Seshat, Female Scribe, Goddess of Writing Measurements
Set (Seth), God of Storms, Slayer of Apep, Equal to and Rival of Horus
Shesmu, Demon-God of the Win Press, Oils and Slaughterer of the Damned
Sia - The Perceptive Mind
Shai (Shay), God of Fate and Destiny
Shay - Personified Destiny
Shesmetet - Leonine Goddess
Shesmu Demon god of the Win Press
Shu, Holder of the Sky, God of the Air, Wind, Sunlight and Protection
Sia - The Perceptive Mind
Sobek, God of Crocodiles, Power, Protection and Fertility
Sokar, an Egyptian God of the Underworld
Sons of Horus Gods of the Viscera and the Canopic Jars
Sopdet, Goddess of Sirius, new Year and the Inundation
Sopedu - The Border Patrol God
The Syncretism of Egyptian Gods
Ta-Bitjet - A Wife of Horus
Tasenetnofret - The Good Sister
Tatenen, "Father of Gods" and the God of the Rising Earth
Taweret, Goddess Demoness of Birth, Rebirth and the Northern Sky
Tayet - Goddess of Weaving
Tefnut, Goddess of Moisture and the Moon, and Dryness and the Sun
Thoth, God of the Moon, Magic and Writing
Tree Goddesses
Wadj Wer - The Pregnant God
Wadjet, Goddess of Lower Egypt, Papyrus, and Protector of Pharaoh...
Wadjet, The Serpent Goddess
Weneg - Ancient Son of Re
Wepwawet, the Jackal God
Who Put the Hiss in Isisss
Wosret - Goddess of Thebes
Yamm - God of the Sea
Yah, the Other Egyptian Moon God
Egyptian Familar Sysmbols:
Scarab--
Ankh--
Heart--
Caduces--
Cartouche--
Maze--
Mau--
Uraeus--
Djed pillar--
Lotus--
Obelisk--
Shen--
Sphnix--
Egyptian Zodiac Signs:
The signs of the zodiac, which allegedly reflect the effect of stars on the destinies of people born within specific date groups, were first devised by the ancient Greeks. However, hundreds of years before, the ancient Egyptians had charted a similar map of the stars.
Thoth (August 29 - September 27)
Thoth is the god of learning. Those born under this sign are typically accurate and capable problem-solvers and excellent organizers as well.
However, they would give up anything in return for a better offer.
Strengths: seasoned and original.
Weaknesses: rash, impatient and self-rigorous.
Jobs assumed: journalists, actors, lawyers and teachers.
Horus (September 28 - October 27)
Horus is the god of the shining sun. Those born under this sign would risk their lives to avenge father's death. They courageously face dangers and seldom forestall catastrophes.
Strengths: optimistic, brilliantly sociable and motivated to win the best in life.
Weaknesses: unrealistic, stubborn and reluctant to confront problems. Jobs assumed: politicians and media men.
Wadjet (October 28 - November 26)
Wadget is the goddess of royal cobra; the symbol of knowledge. Those born under this sign are rational, cautious, conscientious, altruistic, ambitious and self-opinionated.
Strengths: Strongly loyal to family values.
Weaknesses: pessimistic, haughty and sometimes unsociable and miserly.
Jobs assumed: contractors, directors, architects, engineers and editors.
Sekhmet (November 27 - December 26)
Sekhmet is the god of war and rivalry. Those born under this sign possess a brilliant mentality and sustained optimism and imagination.
They are eloquent and highly polemic in all fields.
Strengths: witty and highly adjustable in hard times.
Weaknesses: impatient, impetuous and quarrelsome.
Jobs assumed: teachers, lecturers, writers, announcers, investors.
Many of the world sports champions are born under this sign.
Sphnix (December 27 - January 25)
Sphinx is the treasure guardian who could convert himself into the shape of any creature. Those born under this sign can change their attitudes to fit nearly all situations.
They are stern and shrewd and are characterized by an investigative faculty, self-discipline and high sensibility.
Strengths: While outwardly witty and humorous, in reality they are rather serious, discreet and discerning.
Weaknesses: They make misjudgments and are sometimes proud and haughty.
Job assumed: Self-employed.
Shu (January 26 - February 24)
Shu is the god of sunlight and wind. Those born under Shu are incredibly creative. Whenever their talents are proved, their success becomes inevitable. Nevertheless, they are always apprehensive of possible failure.
Strengths: humorous, conscientious and principled.
Weaknesses: being hesitant, they often lose great opportunities.
Jobs assumed: social work, counseling, agriculture, care and prevention of cruelty to animals.
Isis (February 25 - March 26)
Isis is the god of discipline. Those born under this sign are honorable, straightforward and idealistic. They use logic and intuition and view things from different perspectives. Their relationship with others are quite smooth.
Strengths: active and self-confident. Their thoughts and sense of humor render them quite popular.
Weaknesses: they get obsessed with ideas and retire when problems grow increasingly serious.
Jobs assumed: photography, commercial arts, and advertisements.
Osiris (March 27 - April 25)
Osiris is the god of the nether world. Those born under this sign are emotionally perplexing and often misunderstood.
Strengths: dynamic, intelligent, always opportunity-taking and enterprising.
Weaknesses: avoid responsibility.
Jobs assumed: teaching and sales.
Amun (April 26 - May 25)
According to ancient Egyptian beliefs, Amun was the god who constructed the world. Those born under this sign are strong, firm and always sought for guidance.
Strengths: strong will, outstanding courage and self-confidence. They are excellent leaders as long as they do not over task their followers.
Weaknesses: obstinate and intolerant.
Jobs assumed: financial work.
Hathor (May 26 - June 24)
Hathor is the goddess of the Earth and the Sky. She is emotional, expressive and strongly linked with love. Those born under this sign enjoy life to the dregs. They are experts at winning the best in most situations.
Strengths: charming and romantic.
Weaknesses: Irascible and easily stirred up to strong love or bitter hatred, jealous and envious.
Jobs assumed: social work, show arts, painting and communication.
Phoenix (June 25 - July 24)
Phoenix is the bird of life and resurrection. Those born under this sign can create possibilities from scratch.
Strengths: Optimistic, flexible and can promote optimism in others.
Weaknesses: solitary, stubborn, dreamy and unrealistic.
Jobs assumed : risky jobs, sometimes self-employed and are most probably great engineers.
Anubis (July 25 - August 28)
Anubis is the guardian of the nether world. It is the most determined of all signs. Those born under this sign are self-confident and their ability to keep things under control make them widely respectable.
Those born under this sign are clever and full of compassion, but they harbor the presence of darkness.
Strengths: sympathetic, generous, loving and perseverant in proving their view point.
Jobs assumed: advertisement and fashion.
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