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The Egyptian God Family Tree – Veritable Hokum

The Egyptian God Family Tree – Veritable Hokum
First: I opened a store! It has a poster of this, as well as updated versions of the Norse and Greek god family trees I did a while back. More to come soon. Next, a disclaimer: this family tree isn’t, strictly speaking, historically accurate, because what we think of as The Egyptian Pantheon is really a whole bunch of similar-but-not-identical pantheons which were mostly based in individual cities – Thebes, Heliopolis, Memphis, etc. – and went through a lot of changes over their 3000+ year history. And now that I’ve disclaimed historical responsibility, onto What I Know About Those Gods Up There: Nun Nun is usually more of a place than a person, but he’s person sometimes too. Apep EDIT: An earlier version of this had Apep listed as Apophis, which was his name in Greek. Aten I think Aten is totally fascinating. Ra Ra was the first god, and the first pharaoh of the gods (succeeded by his descendants), so it makes sense that he is one model on which the human pharaoh was based. Atum Amun Mut Maat Related:  hedge witch

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Egyptian Gods - The Complete List The gods and goddesses of Ancient Egypt were an integral part of the people's everyday lives. It is not surprising then that there were over 2,000 deities in the Egyptian pantheon. Some of these deities' names are well known: Isis, Osiris, Horus, Amun, Ra, Hathor, Bastet, Thoth, Anubis, and Ptah while many others less so. The more famous gods became state deities while others were associated with a specific region or, in some cases, a ritual or role. The goddess Qebhet, for example, is a little known deity who offered cool water to the souls of the dead as they awaited judgment in the afterlife, and Seshat was the goddess of written words and specific measurements overshadowed by Thoth, the better known god of writing and patron of scribes. Ancient Egyptian culture grew out of an understanding of these deities and the vital role they played in the immortal journey of every human being. Love History? Sign up for our free weekly email newsletter! Index Auf (Efu-Ra) - An aspect of Atum (Ra).

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11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses The curation of this content is at the discretion of the author, and not necessarily reflective of the views of Encyclopaedia Britannica or its editorial staff. For the most accurate and up-to-date information, consult individual encyclopedia entries about the topics. Egypt had one of the largest and most complex pantheons of gods of any civilization in the ancient world. Over the course of Egyptian history hundreds of gods and goddesses were worshipped. The characteristics of individual gods could be hard to pin down. OsirisOsiris, one of Egypt’s most important deities, was god of the underworld.

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