Ancient egyptians gods and goddesses

1. ANCIENT EGYPTIANS
GODS AND GODDESSES

2. Atum was the first
god and he
coughed his
children Shu and
Tefnut.
ATUM
ANCIENT EGYPTIANS GODS AND
GODDESSES
Religion was very important to ancient Egyptians. They believed that
the earth and the sky were full of gods and goddesses and the
pharaoh (king) was seen as a god.

3. FATHER ATUM
SON DAUGHTER
BROTHER SISTER
TEFNUT
SHU
ANCIENT EGYPTIANS GODS AND
GODDESSES

4. Shu was the god of the air.
Tefnut was the goddess of moisture.
ANCIENT EGYPTIANS GODS AND GODDESSES

5. NUT
(DAUGHTER)
GEB
(SON)
TEFNUT
MOTHER
SHU
FATHER
SISTER
BROTHER
Shu and Tefnut had 2 children: Geb and Nut.
ANCIENT EGYPTIANS GODS AND GODDESSES
Shu lifted Nut up so
that she became a
canopy over Geb.

6. Nut was the goddess of the Sky
Geb was the god of Earth
ANCIENT EGYPTIANS GODS AND
GODDESSES

7. OSIRIS
SON
BROTHER
ISIS
DAUGHTER
SISTER
SETH
SON
BROTHER
NEPHTHYS
DAUGHTER
SISTER
Geb and Nut had 4 children: Osiris, Isis, Seth and Nephthys.
ANCIENT EGYPTIANS GODS AND GODDESSES

8. OSIRIS was the
god of the
underworld
(dead)
ISIS was
the
goddess
of magic
ANCIENT EGYPTIANS GODS AND GODDESSES
HORUS
SON
Osiris and Isis had one
son called Horus

9. SETH was the
god of the
deserts, evil
and storms
NEPHTHYS
was the
goddess of
air, death
and
mourning
ANCIENT EGYPTIANS GODS AND GODDESSES

10. Osiris and Isis’ son, Horus, battled against Seth and
regained the throne. After that, Horus was the king of the
earth and Osiris was the king of the underworld.
ANCIENT EGYPTIANS GODS AND
GODDESSES
Ra, who is Horus of the Two Horizons,
was believed to rule in all parts of the
created world: the sky, the earth, and
the underworld. He was associated
with the falcon or hawk.
RA
(God of Sun and Radiance)
HORUS
(God of Vengeance)

11. ANCIENT EGYPTIANS GODS AND
GODDESSES
As we have said before, ancient Egyptians believed in many gods and
goddesses. So that, we can also include:
AMUN-RA
It is considered as King
of Gods and
Goddesses. Believed as
the Father of the
Pharaohs.
Mut meaning Mother in Egyptian
language, is a primal deity. She is
represented as Vulture in
hieroglyphs. Mut is also
portrayed as a Cat, Cobra, Cow
and even Lioness. Mother of
Khonsu and daughter of Ra.
MUT
(Mother
goddess)

12. ANCIENT EGYPTIANS GODS AND
GODDESSES
Before Osiris took over, Anubis patrolled the Afterlife. Son
of Ra and Nephthys, was known for mummifying the dead
ones and guiding the dead soul towards the afterlife. With
the head of a jackal and a body of the man.
ANUBIS
THOTH
(God of
knowledge and
wisdom)
HATHOR
(Goddess of
motherhood)
SEKHMET
(Goddess of war
and healing)
BASTET
(Goddess of
warfare)