List of the most famous 50 gods and goddesses in ancient Egypt

List of the most famous gods and goddesses from ancient Egypt.
The ancient Egyptians embraced a vibrant polytheistic faith, woven with over 2,000 gods and goddesses who governed every aspect of life and nature.Pharaohs acted as divine intermediaries, tasked with upholding (Maat)the sacred harmony between gods and humanity. Here’s a glimpse at some of the most renowned gods and goddesses from ancient Egypt’s rich pantheon.

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Amun

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Amun is the god of all gods, one of ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses, and the creator of existence, and the leader of the gods and humanity in the world of the living and the dead often considered the king of the gods.
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Osiris

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God of the afterlife, resurrection, and fertility and he was one of the first Egyptian creation gods and the original five gods, the grandson of Amun, and ruler of the underworld.
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Isis

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Goddess of magic, motherhood, and fertility; wife of Osiris also she was considered as Mother of the Gods and West-Kekau, “Great Magician” who became a supernatural deity who had an association with almost every aspect of humanity in time.
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Horus

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Sky god, often depicted as a falcon; associated with kingship.son of Osiris, and Isis ,one of ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses, ruler of the underworld associated with the sky, the sun, and the divine power of the sky.
5. Anubis – God of mummification and the afterlife; protector of graves.
6. Set – God of chaos, storms, and the desert; brother of Osiris.
7. Thoth – God of wisdom, writing, and knowledge; often depicted as an ibis.
8. Hathor – Goddess of love, beauty, and music; associated with motherhood.
9. Sekhmet – Warrior goddess and goddess of healing; depicted as a lioness.
10. Ra – God of the air; later merged with Ra as Amun-Ra.
11. Nut – Sky goddess, mother of Osiris, Isis, Set, and Nephthys.
12. Geb – God of the earth and vegetation; husband of Nut.
13. Bastet – Goddess of home, fertility, and childbirth; depicted as a lioness or domestic cat.
14. Ptah – God of craftsmen and architects; associated with creation.
15. Ma’at – Goddess of truth, justice, and cosmic order.
16. Nephthys – Goddess of the night and mourning; sister of Isis and Osiris.
17. Seshat – Goddess of writing, knowledge, and wisdom.
18. Khepri – God of creation and the rising sun; depicted as a scarab beetle.

19. Shu – God of air and light; husband of Tefnut.
20. Tefnut – Goddess of moisture and rain; sister and wife of Shu.
21. Khnum – God of the Nile and creation; depicted as a ram.
22. Sobek – God of the Nile and crocodiles; associated with fertility and military prowess.
23. Anuket – Goddess of the Nile; associated with fertility and water.
24. Serqet (or Selket) – Scorpion goddess; protector of the dead.
25. Aset – Another name for Isis; goddess of magic and motherhood.
26. Horus the Elder – A form of Horus associated with the sky and kingship.
27. Djehuty – Another name for Thoth; god of wisdom.
28. Mafdet – Goddess of justice and execution; depicted as a feline.
29. Bennu – A bird associated with the sun and creation; linked to the phoenix.
30. Wadjet – Goddess of protection; depicted as a cobra.
31. Heka – God of magic and medicine.
32. Sopdu – God of the eastern sky and protector of the pharaoh.
33. Khepri – God of the morning sun; often depicted as a scarab.
34. Amunet – Female counterpart of Amun; goddess of air and invisibility.
35. Nefertem – God of healing and beauty; associated with the lotus.

36. Taweret – Goddess of childbirth and fertility; depicted as a hippopotamus.
37. Ihy – God of music and joy; son of Hathor.
38. Khonsu – God of the moon and time; associated with healing.
39. Apep – Serpent god of chaos and destruction; enemy of Ra.
40. Maatkare – Goddess of truth and justice.
41. Bast – Another form of Bastet; goddess of home and fertility.
42. Seti – Associated with Set; often represented as a deity of chaos.
43. Nutet – Another aspect of Nut; goddess of the night sky.
44. Qetesh – Goddess of love and war; associated with sexuality.
45. Seshat – Goddess of writing and measurement.
46. Serapis – A later deity that combined aspects of Osiris and Apis.
47. Tefnut – Goddess of moisture and rain.
48. Horus the Younger – Associated with the pharaoh and kingship.
49. Wepwawet – God of warfare and the hunt; depicted as a wolf.
50. Meskhenet – Goddess of Childbirth

Each one of these deities were serving specific roles and embodying different aspects of life, death, and the cosmos.if you would like to know more about ancient egyptian history and visit the stunning Pharaohs temples check this link here for a wonderful tours to it.

Written by ATW October 2024