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Egyptian Mythology - Coggle Diagram
Egyptian Mythology
Male gods
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Aten
Sun disk deity, became the main focus of the monolatrous or monotheistic Atenist belief system during the reign of Akhenaten
Atum
A creator God and Solar deity, and the first god of the Ennead
Bennu
A solar and creator deity, depicted as a heron
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Horus
A major God, usually shown as a falcon or a human child, linked with the sky, the sun, kingship, protection and healing.
Khepri
A solar creator god, often treated as the morning form of Ra
Khnum
A ram god, the patron deity of Elephantine, who was said to control the Nile Flood and give life to gods and humans
Khonsu
A moon god, son of Amut and Mut
Maahes
A lion god, son of Bastet
Montu
A god of war and the sun, worshipped by Thebes
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Nemty
Falcon god, worshipped in Middle Egypt. Ferryman for greater gods
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Osiris
God of death and resurrection who rules the underworld and enlivens vegetation, the sun god, and deceased souls
Ptah
A creator deity and god of craftsmen, the patron god of Memphis
Set
An ambivalent god, characterised by violence, chaos, and strength, connected with the desert. Mythological murderer of Osiris and enemy of Horus, but also a supporter of the king
Shu
Embodiment of wind or air, member of the Ennead
Sobek
Crocodile god, worshipped in the Faiyum and at Kom Ombo
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Thoth
A moon god, and a god of writing and scribes, and patron deity of Hermopolis
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Female gods
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Anuket
A feathered headdress wearing goddess of Egypt's southern frontier regions, particularly the lower cataracts of the Nile
Bastet
Goddess represented as a cat or a lioness, patroness of the city of Bubastis, linked with the protection from evil
Bat
Cow goddess from early in Egyptian history, eventually absorbed by Hathor
Hathor
One of the most important goddesses, linked with the sky, the sun, sexuality and motherhood, music and dance, foreign lands and goods, and the afterlife. One of many forms of the Eye of Ra
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Heqet
Frog goddess, said to protect women in childbirth
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Isis
Wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, linked with funerary rites, motherhood, protection and magic.
Maat
Goddess who personified truth, justice and order
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Mut
Consort of Amun, worshipped and Thebes
Neith
A creator and hunter goddess, patron of the city of Sais, in Lower Egypt
Nekhbet
A vulture goddess, the tutelary deity of Upper Egypt
Nephthys
A member of the Ennead, the consort of Set, who mourned Osiris alongside Isis
Nepit
A goddess of grain, female counterpart of Neper
Nut
A sky goddess, member of the Ennead
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Sekhmet
A lioness goddess, both destructive and violent and capable of warding off disease, protector of the Pharaohs who led them in war, the consort of Ptah, and one of many forms of the Eye of Ra
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Wadjet
A cobra goddess, the tutelary deity of Lower Egypt
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