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Household Gods
Thoueris the hippopotamus and the little frog Hekat , were
believed to help when women were in labour .
The Seven Hathors protected children .
Renenutet the cobra goddess looked after the harvest .
The ugly dwarf Bes , brought everybody good luck .
Egyptians , would paint their walls with these gods and
goddesses , and would wear amulets of them for good luck
The National God
Heliopolis was protected by Re . Then Re became responsible
for the whole of Egypt , hence the name ‘The National God’ .
The Nome gods use Re’s name , like the crocodile god who
wears a sun disc and is called Sobek-Re , because they use his
name , they use some of Re’s power .
The Nome Gods
People would consult their nome temple on festival day , and
bring offerings , then ask for some help or advice of their special
god .
Family would take offerings of food to their tombs when their
relatives died . They believed this kept their Ka or spirit alive so
that they could hear .
Before Egypt united and became a nation , the tribes on the
banks of the Nile , used and animal for it’s totem , to protect them
.It was usually something strong or graceful .
Also every tribe had a hero , or legend .
They would build a nome temple on the place they believed he
died.