Gods
This sun god sails a boat across the sky every day to bring light to Egypt
Ra
Heru Sa Aset fought this evil god, his uncle, to avenge his father Usir
Set
The lion-headed goddess of war who could breathe fire but also healed the sick
Sekmet
Aset's girdle with a knot at the front, a symbol of life
the Tjet (page 32)
Head and body of a desert dog
Inpu (page 83)
This sky god, one eye is the sun, the other is the moon, helped pharaohs and protected the world’s order
Heru Wer (the elder, page 110)
This watery chaos, was the dark, swirling nothing before the world began.
Nun
The cat goddess who protected homes and was celebrated with music and dancing.
Bastet
This sacred beetle, rolling dung balls, symbolized the sun’s journey and rebirth
the scarab beetle
This giant snake monster tried to eat the sun god Ra every night
Apep
This creator god shaped humans from clay on a potter’s wheel in one myth
Khnum
Ra created these twin gods, by spitting or crying them into existence.
Shu and Tefnut
This sky goddess, covered in stars, swallowed the sun each night and birthed it at dawn.
Nut
Shield of Nit, figure eight on its side, symbol for the infinite. What was it the outline of?
Two click beetles (page 132)
Son of Nit, crocodile god
Sobek (page 143)
The god of wisdom, with an ibis head, who invented writing
Tehuti (page 105)
This earth god, son of Shu and Tefnut, lay flat while his sister Nut arched over him as the sky
Geb
She wove the white linen cloths used for mummification
Nit (page 131)
This cross-shaped symbol with a loop at the top meant "life" in Egyptian myths
the ankh
This crocodile-headed god ate the hearts of bad people in the afterlife
Ammit (page 161)
This air god, father of Nut and Geb, kept the sky and earth apart with his breath.
Shu
Ruled Duat (the underworld) until Usir came
Inpu (page 84)
Ma'at (page 161)
Nefertem, Son of Sekhmet and Ptah, stepped out of this flower
blue lotus
This jackal-headed god guided souls to the underworld and protected mummies.
Anubis/Inpu