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Anedjti- Patron of domesticated animals and possibly a forerunner to Osiris.
Anhur- "Sky Bearer", a solar god.
ANKHET- Protector of fresh water and made the annual fertilization of the Nile (-valley)
by the inflow of mud/water from the south.
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Antaios- Antaios was the Greek name of the very old Egyptian deity Antwey of obscure
origin.
Antewy- Egyptian form of their god Set and the Greeks called him as their own god
Anataios.
Anti- Priest of Anti-Hotep.
Anubis- He guided the deceased to the next life via the court of Osiris in the Underworld.
He was the one who took care of embalming and was the subject of the mortuary prayers
in funerals.
Apep- Serpent of darkness.
Apis- Bull god of Memphis.
Asar-Hap- An amalgam of a deity made of Osiris (Asar) and the bull Apis (Hap) as he
showed himself at the local shrines.
Ash- Protector of the western desert and all oases and sometimes called "The lord of
Libya".
Aten, Aton- The sun disk, depicted with rays like arms giving life, peace and equality to all.
Atum- A creator god at Heliopolis and one of the "Nine deities", of Lower Egypt. He
created every- thing (himself too) through masturbating or spitting as the first god on
earth, and from one of his hands he made woman.
Babi- Virility god "bull of the baboons".
Banebdjedet- Spiritual Lord of Djedet He represented the "spirits" of four mayor gods:
Re, Shu, Geb and Osiris.
BAST- Cat goddess, she protected pregnant women and was patroness for singing, music
and dancing
BAT- Goddess of fertility depicted as a cow, woman, or a human face with horns and a
cow's ears.
Bennu- A manifestation of the god Osiris as a bird. He symbolized the eternal life and
resurrection and sometimes he had a man's body.
Bes- Demigod from Babylonia, a protector against evil spirits and misfortune.
Buchis- Buchis was a manifestation of Osiris and Re and was also linked to the local god of
war and his companion Mentu and later also Amon.
BUTO- One of Egypt's oldest goddesses. She was the serpent mother who protected Lower
Egypt and had possibly once come from a location just south of Tanis.
Djed- Stood for "stability" and "continuity".
Duamutef- One of the "The Four Son of Horus" who protected the entrails stored in
canopy jars after the dead had been mummified, and the stomach was guarded by
Duamutef.
ERNUTET- Patroness of the harvest. She was called "Lady of the fertile land and
granaries".
Geb- Earth god, father of Osiris and all the others gods except Atum and Nut.
Hapi- God of the Nile itself, the very incarnation of wealth and the symbol of the life-giving
fertile mud over the fields.
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Hapy- one of the "Four Sons of Horus" who protected the entrails stored in canopy jars
after the dead had been mummified. His brothers were: Qebehsennuf, Duamentef and
Amsit, and the guard of the lungs.
Harpakhrad- Horus the child, the Greeks considered him the god of secrecy and discretion,
misinterpreting the gesture of his finger as meaning: keep quiet.
HATHOR- The cow goddess, protector of music, dancing and love.
HAT-MEHIT- Her name meant "she who is in front of all the fish" indicating that she was
the fish-goddess.
Hauhet- Wife to Heh, and one of four original pairs of reptiles created by Thoth.
Heh- Frog god, He stood for indefinite time and long life.
Heka- Stood for all magic, supernatural powers and miracles and was patron of wizards
and physicians.
HEKET- Connected to growth, and fertility. She also stood for eternity and her amulets
protected all women when giving birth
HEPTET- A snake goddess connected to the resurrection of her master and looking after
his mummy to secure it for his rebirth into the next world.
Herishef- Deity of fertility His name means "he who is upon his lake".
Horakhte- aka Harakhty -e, meaning Horus the Younger (Hor) standing at the horizon
(Akhet) in the early morning as a manifestation of Re.
Horemakhet- Horus at the Horizon, meaning the sun was a symbol of resurrection, linked
to the setting sun, which was reborn every morning.
Horus- sky and solar god He was the personal symbol of the pharaohs symbolizing
protection and courage.
Hu- (Saa) was the spokesman and herald of Re and stood at the bow of his bark. He and
Hu were the "Eyes of Horus".
Imhotep- the god of medicine, he brought to man knowledge of healing and medicine.
ISIS- Stood for love, magic, motherhood, children, medicine and peace.
Khentamentiu- Protector of the old royal cemetery. He was a protective god of the dead,
and overseer of tombs.
Kheper- ("to become") was the god of creation or more precisely - the rebirth when he
embodied the solar disk of Re rising again every morning.
Khnum- The old god of creation and came from the island of Elefantine at Aswan where he
guarded the first cataract. His consort: Satet and daughter: Anqet, making the "triad of
Elefantine"
Khons- Moon god, he stood for healing and was popular from the New Kingdom when he
replaced Mentu as son of Amon and Mut and his name meant - path-finder.
Máahes- (Mahes) son of Bastet, was a god of war and a protector of sacred places. He was
lord of the horizon and manifested the heat of summer and fought all aggressors
threatening Egypt and was also seen as one of Osiris' executioners.
MÁAT- Stood for the good spiritual ideals and human behavior in old Egypt. She was also
the patroness of harmony, justice, truth and cosmic order.
MAFDET- She stood for official (possibly punitive) power. She could appear as a lynx, a
leopard or a cheetah, but normally she was shown as a woman dressed in a cat's skin.
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MEHURT- A celestial cow that gave birth to the sky and was daughter to Amon and Mut.
She represented the spiritual river of heaven and the water chaos where life had started.
MENHIT- The war goddess of Lower Egypt.
Mentu- An old god of war and sun.
MERET- The goddess of song and rejoicing.
MERETSEGER- "She who loves silence" was protector of the necropolis at Thebes. A
judging goddess fair to those who had been good and punishing them who had not.
MESKHENET- The goddess of birth, presided over the birthplace acting like a midwife for
animals as well.
Min- An old god of fertility and harvest. He was also protector for people traveling in the
desert.
MUT- The wife of the god Amon(-Re), her name Mut simply meant -
mother.
Nefertem- A form of Re and symbolized the rising sun. His parents were Ptah and
Sekhmet.
Nehebkau- A serpent god who participated in the creation of the world when he swam
around the solar bark of Re in the watery chaos.
NEIT- War goddess from the town of Sais who protected Lower Egypt, soldiers and
hunters. She was patroness of virginity and virgins and also cared for weaving.
NEKHBET- A deity over nature and protector of women at childbirth.
Nemty- ("He who travels") the ferryman who carried the gods over the river to the life
beyond.
NEPHTYS- Her husband was Set and their son Anubis. Often depicted goddess said to
master magic.
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