AnubThe Egyptian Chapel

Below is a chart showing the alphabet in heiroglyphics of the ancient Egyptians. Oh by the way, in case you are wondering, there is no letter "E" in heiroglyphics. Below the alphabet chart, you will find images of some of the gods and goddesses from the Egyptian religion.


The Deities of the Egyptians

Ra

RA
god of the sun;
name means "creative power";
father of Tefnut;
known as the Lord of the Universe

Horus

Horus
son of Osiris and Isis;
concieved when Isis brought his father back to life after being murdered;
known as the falcon-headed god

Maat

Maat
goddess of truth and justice;
represented as a tall woman wearing an ostrich feather in her hair;
she balanced her feather on the hearts of the deceased in order to determine whether he/she had led a pure and honest life,
thus Maat is known as the "judge of the dead"

Set

Set
god of chaos and sandstorms;
ruled the barren desert and the sea;
brother of Osiris,Nephthys,and Isis;
Ra married him to his sister-Nephthys;
murdered Osiris because he was jealous of Isis and Osiris's true love;
brought to justice finally by Isis and Horus

Osiris

Osiris
god of the afterlife;
responsible for the soil;
brother to Set, Isis, and Nephthys;
Ra married him to his sister Isis;
father to Horus;
murdered by his brother-Set;
known as the life force of nature which dies
and is reborn after Isis brought him back to life

Khnum

Khnum
ram-headed god of creation;
thought to create human beings using his pottery wheel

Tefnut

Tefnut
goddess of rain;
woman with head of a lion, which was her sacred animal;
also known as the goddess of the clouds

Thoth

Thoth
ibis-headed scribe god;
husband to Maat; god of wisdom;
carried a scroll and pen to record all things;
served as the messenger for the gods

Isis

Isis
goddess of women;
looked after the affairs of the day while her sister-Nephtys-looked after the night;
sister to Set, Osiris, and Nephtys;
mother to Horus; married to Osiris by Ra;
portrayed as the force of love that can bring new life out of old;
referred to as the Great Mother Goddess

Hathor

Hathor
cow-headed goddess of love and music;
also, known as the sky goddess and goddess of the dead;
patron of love, dance, alcohol, and foreign lands

Anubis

Anubis
jackal or jackal-headed god of mummification;
invented embalming;
duty was to glorify and preserve all dead;
the son of Nephthys and Set

Raharak
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