AmunScepter is called a Was, a symbol of domination and power.
In his left hand he carries an Ankh, the symbol of life or joy of living.
AnubisThe God of the DeadThe patron of EmblamersAided deceased in journey through underworldSeen as a man with a jackal head
Here, Anubis is carrying the Crook and Flail, symbols of a pharaoh’s power.
Also, the staff he holds is called the “Staff of creator Ptah.”
Atum
He was one of the earliest gods, and supreme among the sun gods.
He is seen as a human or as a serpent.
AtumNotice that he also carries the Was scepter and the Ankh.
He is also wearing the double crown of unified Egypt, the peshent.
Geb was the earth-god, stretched under the sky, his wife Nut. Nut is held over the earth by their son, Shu, the god of the air.
HathorThe Goddess of the SkySeen as a woman with a sun disk and cow hornsPatron of pleasure and music
The goddess of love, dance and alcohol, she was often depicted as a cow or as a woman with a cow’s head.
Horus was the son of Osiris and Isis, and chosen by Geb to be the ruler of the gods, instead of his uncle Seth.
See that Horus
wears the double
crown of the
pharaoh.
IsisWife (and sister) of Osiris & Mother of HorusSeen as a woman with a throne headdressProtector of the living and the dead
Ma’atThe Goddess of TruthSeen as a woman with a feather on her headAlso seen as a winged woman holding a feather
NeithProtector of canopic jarsSeen as a woman wearing a shield crown and holding arrows & bowPatron of war and hunting
Nephthys’ crown is simple, and has her name in hieroglyphics.
Remember, she tricked Osiris ( both her brother and her brother-in-law) into being the father of Anubis.
Osiris crown was called the Atef.
He carried the crook and flail to symbolize his power as Lord of the Underworld.
Ptah
Creator godHe is supposed to have
made the earth rise up from the waters
One of the earliest of the gods
Ra (or Re)
The sun godMerged with the other
sun-god, Amun, to become Amun-Re
The national god from Fifth Dynasty onward.
Sekhmet
The goddess of War and Sickness
She is shown as a woman with a lioness’s head and a sun disk. She is sometimes shown with a scorpion on her head!
Seshat
The goddess of writing, math & building
She is shown as a woman wearing leopard skin with a star over her head.
SethThe brother of Osiris, Isis & Nephthys.The husband of NephthysThe killer (multiple times) of Osiris
SobekSeen as a man with a crocodile headHe brings fertility to the Nile watersHe was the son of Neith
TaweretProtector of women in childbirthSeen as a woman / hippopotamusHad the feet of a lion and the tail of a crocodile
Thoth saved Horus’ life twice.
He also recorded the results of the weighing of the heart against the feather of Ma’at. He presented the results to Osiris for judgement.
Information for this presentation was from:
The Spirits of Nature by Ottar Vendelwww.nemo.nu
Ancient Egypt Online
www.www.ancient-egypt-online.comEncyclopedia Mythica
www.pantheon.orgWorld Mythology , 2nd Edition by Donna Rosenberg
NTC Publishing, 1994
Images are from:
The British Museumwww.ancientegypt.co.uk