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List of Egyptian deities
Amun Typical depiction of Amun during the New Kingdom, with two plumes on his head, the
ankh symbol and the
was sceptre.
Name in hieroglyphs Major cult center Thebes Symbol two vertical plumes, the ram-headed Sphinx (Criosphinx) Consort Amunet Wosret Mut Offspring Khonsu Greek equivalent Zeus
The Bennu -bird Hapi, shown as an iconographic pair of genii symbolically tying together upper and lower Egypt . Anhur Anhur was depicted wearing a headdress of two or four tall feathers.
Parents Ra Siblings Tefnut Consort Mehit
Horus Horus was often the ancient Egyptians' national
tutelary deity . He was usually depicted as a falcon-headed man wearing the
pschent , or a red and white crown, as a symbol of kingship over the entire kingdom of Egypt.
Major cult center Nekhen , Edfu Symbol Eye of Horus Parents Osiris and Isis Siblings Osiris , Isis , Set , and Nephthys (as Horus the Elder), Anubis (as Horus the Younger)Consort Serket (as Horus the Elder), Hathor (in one version)Offspring Imset , Hapi , Duamutef , Qebehsenuef (as Haroeris), Ihy
Nefertem the Memphite god Nefertem with a water-lily headdress as a symbol of fragrance and beauty.
Name in hieroglyphs Major cult center Memphis Symbol the water-lily Parents Ptah and Sekhmet or Bast
Osiris Osiris, lord of the dead, the underworld and rebirth. He had green skin because he ruled the dead, who "lived" on in the underworld.
Name in hieroglyphs Major cult center Abydos Symbol Crook and flail , Atef crown , ostrich feathers, fish, mummy gauzeParents Geb and Nut Siblings Isis , Set , Nephthys , Horus the Elder Consort Isis Offspring Horus , Anubis (in some accounts)
Ptah Ptah, in the form of a mummified man, standing on the symbol for Ma'at, holding a scepter or staff that bears the combined ankh-djed-was symbols
Name in hieroglyphs Major cult center Memphis Symbol the djed pillar, the bull Parents none (self-created or un-created) Consort Sekhmet and Bast Offspring Nefertem , Maahes
Ra / Re In one of his many forms, Ra, god of the sun, has the head of a falcon and the sun-disk inside a cobra resting on his head.
Name in hieroglyphs Major cult center Heliopolis Symbol Sun disk Parents None (self-created), alternatively Neith (in some accounts) or Ptah (in others) Siblings Apep , Sobek and sometimes Serket Consort Hathor , Sekhmet , Bastet and sometimes Satet Offspring Shu , Tefnut , Hathor , Sekhmet , Bastet , Satet , Ma'at and sometimes Serket
ḏḥwty Thoth, in one of his forms as an
ibis -headed man
Major cult center Hermopolis Symbol Ibis, moon disk, papyrus scroll, reed pens, writing palette, stylus, baboon, scales Parents None (self-created); alternatively Neith or Ra or Horus and Hathor Consort Seshat , Ma'at , Nehemtawy Offspring Seshat in some accounts
Anuket The goddess Anuket, depicted as a woman with a tall, plumed headdress
Name in hieroglyphs Major cult center Elephantine , Seheil Symbol Bow, arrows, gazelle, ostrich feather Parents Khnum and Satet
