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Egyptian Gods

Maudie Miles. Egyptian Gods. Egyptians Gods. There were over 2,000 names of gods in Ancient Egypt. S eshat. She was known by the epithet "Mistress of the House of Books" because she looked after the library of the gods and was the patron of all earthly libraries.

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Egyptian Gods

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  1. Maudie Miles Egyptian Gods

  2. Egyptians Gods There were over 2,000 names of gods in Ancient Egypt.

  3. Seshat She was known by the epithet "Mistress of the House of Books" because she looked after the library of the gods and was the patron of all earthly libraries Seshat. However, she was depicted on a number of other temples and we know that she did have her own priests because Prince Wep-em-nefret (Dynasty Four) was described as "Overseer of the Royal Scribes" and "Priest of “seshat

  4. Anubis the God of Mummifcation In Egyptian mythology, the sacred cat is the animal incarnation of the goddess Bast or Bastet. She was the protector of women and childbirth, as well as a loving goddess who enjoyed music and dance. Animals were chosen to represent the powers of the god

  5. Ra the god of the sun Ra was the most important God. He was the lord of all the gods. He was usually shown in human form with a falcon head, crowned with the sun disc encircled by the a sacred cobra

  6. Hathor Goddess of love and joy and also of music and dance . Goddess Hathor is often depicted with bovine attributes.

  7. Geb Earth God The ancient Egyptians believed that earthquakes were Geb's laughter. As the God of the earth, Geb was one of the most important of ancient Egypt's gods

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