Egyptian Deities

• Amon: First worshipped as a fertility god; rose to prominence for a time as the most important god of Egypt
• Anath: Mistress of heaven, protector of the king; known for her ferocity
• Anubis: God of the dead and protection; Input is his female counterpart
• Anukis: Goddess of water
• Apis: The Black Bull, symbol of fertility and the undying soul
• Aten: Sun god who turned in to a monotheistic entity, then lost his footing among the other gods and goddesses
• Bastet: Goddess of cats, fertility, music, the moon, and protection from evil(associated with Sekhmet)
• Bes: God of good fortune and protection of pregnant women; Besest is the female side of Bes
• Geb: God of the Earth
• Hathor: Goddess of business, beauty, joy, love, harmony, children, and the all-seeing “Eye of Ra”
• Horus: God of the sky, divine child
• Hauhet: Goddess of boundless infinity; Hu is her male counterpart
• Hekat: Goddess of midwifery and childbirth, associated with water
• Isis: Goddess of All; Divine Mother; partnered with Osiris
• Ius-a’as: Goddess of creation
• Ma’at: Goddess of truth
• Mehet-Weret: Goddess of sky and floods
• Merit: Goddess of music
• Min: God of roads, fertility, and agriculture; protector of travelers
• Neith: Goddess of destiny, war, and the mother of Ra; protector of the dead; bisexual
• Nekhbet: Primal Mother Goddess; divine nurse
• Nephthys: Goddess of secrets, initiation, and the dead
• Nut: Goddess of the sky
• Osiris: God of vegetation and the dead; rules with Isis
• Ptah: God of learning, architecture, and building
• Ra: God of the sun
• Renenet: Goddess of prosperity and the home
• Sekhmet: Goddess of protection
• Selket: Goddess of scorpions, protector of the dead, travelers, and weather
• Seshat: Goddess of writing and patron of libraries
• Seth: God of storms and chaos; although unfriendly and cruel, he was respected
• Shu: Goddess of moisture
• Sobek: Crocodile God of lakes and protection
• Taweret: Hippo goddess of childbirth
• Tefnut: God of air
• Thoth: God of knowledge, wisdom, and the moon
• Wadjet: Serpent goddess of protection, children, and the land
• Wenut: The “swift one” — moves things quickly; hare or serpent
• Wosret: The powerful woman