Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

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This goddess protects people from evil. She is the cat goddess, so Egyptians worshiped cats.

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Bast

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This god is the sun god. He drives his chariot across the sky every day and goes to the underworld at night.

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Ra

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This god is the god of the pharaoh. Pharaohs were believed to be this god on earth.

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Horus

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This was the god of writing and knowledge. One of his animals is the baboon.

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Thoth

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This god decides who will have an afterlife and weighs the mummy's heart on his scale.

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Osiris

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This god watches over mummies. He has the head of a jackal.

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Anubis

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This is the goddess of magic. She is Osiris's wife who put him back together as a mummy.

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Isis

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This is the crocodile god. Egyptians believe his sweat made the rivers.

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Sobek

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This is the King of the gods. He can combine with the god Ra. He has a ram's head.

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Amun

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This god was jealous of his brother Osiris and cut him into pieces.

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Seth