List of Egyptian gods and goddesses

Name   God of

Ammit A demon with the head of a crocodile, the torso of a leopard, and the hindquarters of a hippopotamus

Amun  A man with Wind

Amunet  Wife of Amun, one of the creation goddesses.

Anhur  An Egyptian sky god and God of war. His name meant "sky-bearer". Husband of Mehit

Anput  Goddess of the seventeenth Nome of Upper Egypt  Mother of Kebechet

Anubis  God of dead, embalming, funerals, and mourning ceremonies Jackal-headed god  Son of Osiris and Nephthys, helps Osiris

Anuket  Goddess of the river Nile

Apis  A live bull worshipped as a god at Memphis  This is a rare case of an animal being worshiped as a god while alive, then mummified when he died

Apophis  God of snakes and war and Chaos  He lives in the Duat. Also known as Apep. God of chaos sometimes seen as Apophis the chaos snake

Aten  The disk of the sun  Originally an aspect of Ra

Babi  God of baboons

Bast / Bastet  Cat goddess  Known to protect pregnant women and children. She is also involved in celebrations. The protector of Ra, his third eye.

Bes  dwarf god  God of Pregnant woman, newborn babies, and family also known to protect from snake and scorpion bites

Geb  God of the earth  Husband to Nut and father of Set, Osiris, Memphys, Isis

Gengen-Wer  Goose god

Hapi  God of the Nile

Hathor  Goddess of love  "alter ego" of Sehkmet

Heket Goddess of frogs

Horus God of war, sky, and falcons He is brother to Anubis and the son of Osiris and Isis

Isis Goddess of magic, marriage, healing, and protection She is the wife and sister of Osiris and the mother of Horus.

Kebechet Goddess of purification Also known as the wandering goddess, or the lost child

Khepri God of scarab beetles Ra's aspect in the morning

Khnum Ram-headed god Ra's aspect in the evening

Khonsu God of the moon

Kuk Personification of darkness

Maahes Egyptian lion-headed god of war The son of the creator god Ptah, as well as the feline goddess Sekhmet

Ma'at Goddess of justice,truth and of order Also the daughter of Ra Command for Order

Mafdet God of justice Executioner of criminals, protector of the King's chambers

Menhit Minor lion goddess Wife of Anhur

Nephthys Funerary goddess Consort of Seth, mother of Anubis

Nekhbet vulture goddess Sister of Wadjet

Nut Goddess of sky and stars Wife of Geb

Osiris God of the underworld and the afterlife Husband and brother of Isis, Brother and mortal enemy to Seth, Father to Horus and Anubis

Pakhet A goddess of motherhood and of war

Ptah God of creation

Qebui God of the North wind

Qetesh A mother-goddess of fertility Adopted into ancient Egypt from Kadesh in what is now Syria.

Ra God of the Sun Ra was king of the gods until Osiris took over his throne. He is also known as Amun-Ra and Akmun-Rah

Raet-Tawy Female sun goddess of Upper and Lower Egypt Female counterpart of Ra

Sekhmet Goddess of lions, fire and vengeance Alter form of Hathor

Seker Falcon god Primary god of the Memphis necropolis

Selket Goddess of scorpions

Seshat Goddess of writing and measurement

Set God of chaos/change, deserts, storms, foreigners Mortal enemy and brother to Osiris, Husband to Nephthys. He killed his brother Osiris because of jealousy. No one can really describe what he is. He is a human hybrid, half human mixed with an unknown creature. It is sometimes called the set animal

Shu God of wind and air Consort of Tefnut, father of Geb and Nut Greatgrandfather to Anubis and Horus

Sobek God of crocodiles and alligators Rows Ra's Sunboat throuht the Duat

Sopdu A god of war Associated with the sun and with the planet Venus

Tawaret hippopotamus goddess goddess of childbirth and fertility

Tefnut lion goddess of water and fertility Consort of Shu, mother of Geb and Nut

Thoth scribe god, god of wisdom Also known as Djehuti

Wadjet Goddess of protection Sister of Nekhbet

Wadj-wer Personifies the Mediterranean Sea and other lakes.