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Sekhmet statue from Tutankhamun's tomb

The Gods of Ancient Egypt

The ancient Egyptians believed in many gods - in fact over 2,000 in all! Some were much more important than others, though. Follow the links below to learn about 15 of these gods. You can also play a name the god game in which you see a picture of a statue or painting of a god, and you have to identify them.

 

Amun

King of the gods

 

Anubis

God of mummification

Thoth

God of scribes and writing

Ra

Sun god

 

Osiris

Lord of the dead

Hathor Goddess of love, music, and mothers

Isis

Goddess of families and magic

 

Horus

God of the sky

Taweret Goddess of childbirth
Sobek Crocodile god

Bes

God of the family

and war

Sekhmet

Goddess of medicine and disease

Maat

Goddess of Right

 

Bastet

Cat goddess

Ptah

God of Memphis

click here to play the Name the God Game

 

To learn more about the gods, read Stories from Ancient Egypt

by Egyptologist, Joyce Tyldesley