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Page 1: Egyptian Gods and Goddesses By: Karisa Barkis and Hope Baker

Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

By: Karisa Barkis and Hope Baker

Page 2: Egyptian Gods and Goddesses By: Karisa Barkis and Hope Baker

Here are some gods we will be talking about…

• Amun-Re- The sun god and god of creation.• Osiris- The god of the living and the dead.• Thoth- The god of wisdom, writing, and the

moon.• Isis- The goddess of women.• Horus- The sky god and god of kingship.• Anubis- The god who preformed the ceremonies

of mummification and protected the cemeteries.• Hathor- The goddesses of love, music, and

dancing.

Page 3: Egyptian Gods and Goddesses By: Karisa Barkis and Hope Baker

Amun- Re

Amun- Re was the chief deity of the New Kingdom (from about 1539 B.C to 1070 B.C.) He was pictured as a human wearing a crown of two feathers. The famous temple of Karnak was dedicated to him.

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Osiris

Osiris represented rebirth after death. He ruled the afterlife judging all Egyptians after they died. He was shown as a mummy wearing a feathered crown and holding a farming tool in his arms.

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Isis

Isis was the wife of Osiris and the mother Horus. Isis was a powerful magician. She was often pictured with the hieroglyphic symbol for “throne” on her head.

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Thoth

A moon god, was the keeper of time and inventor of writing. He was drawn with the head of a bird. He held writing materials and wore full and crescent moons on two of his symbol.

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Horus

Horus was the sky god and god of kingship. Horus in Egyptian means “he who is above”. His mother was Isis. He is one of the main gods.

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Hathor

Hathor was the goddesses of love, music, and dancing. She also protected women. Hathor was most often pictured as a human with a circle representing the sun between two cow horns on her head.

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Anubis

Anubis is the god of the dead. He preformed the ceremonies of mummification. He was shown with the head of a jackal.

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The End!