Gods and Goddess
Who was the sun god?
Ra
Which god represented the earth?
Geb
Which god is shown with a jackal head?
Anubis
What is an origin myth?
A traditional story that explains how something began.
Who was the god of the afterlife?
Osiris
Which god was connected to chaos, storms and disorder?
Seth
Which goddess is often shown with a feather on her head?
Ma’at
What did Egyptian origin myths explain?
They explained creation, gods, nature, humans, the afterlife and important beliefs.
Who was the goddess of magic and motherhood?
Isis
Which god separated the earth and the sky?
Shu
Which god is often shown with a falcon or hawk head?
Horus
In the Egyptian creation story, what existed before the world was created
The Nu/Nun, the great sea or waters of chaos.
Which god was connected to writing and hieroglyphs?
Thoth
Which god was believed to have created the world through thought and speech?
Ptah
Which goddess could be shown with cow horns or a cow head?
Hathor
In many Egyptian creation stories, what rose out of Nun?
The first land rose out of Nun.
Which goddess swallowed the sun each night and gave birth to it each morning?
Nut
Which god represented air and separated the earth and sky?
Apep / Apophis
Which lion-headed goddess was known as “The Powerful One”?
Sekhmet
Which creator god rose from the waters of Nun in one creation myth?
Atum