Egyptian Mythology

The chief and sun god of Egyptian Mythology

• Ra

• Anubis

• Seth

• Isis

How did ancient Egyptians explain the creation of the Earth and Sky?

• The Earth and sky are the married god and goddess, Geb and Nut

• Ra created them out of nothing

• Osirus created a place for humans to live

• Ra created the Earth out of clay

Who is the Egyptian god of mummification and the afterlife?

• Anubis

• Ra

• Osiris

• Isis

What do Egyptian gods and goddesses typically look like?

• Human bodies and animal heads

• Human heads and animal bodies

• They are invisible

• They take on the symbol that they represent

God of the Sky, defeated Seth, lost his eye, has a falcon head, leads the dead to the Underworld, connected to pharaohs

• Thoth

• Horus

• Anubis

• Osiris

God of the dead and Afterlife, judge of the dead

• Isis

• Horus

• Osiris

• Anubis

Goddess of women, magic, and healing

• Hathor

• Isis

• Nut

• Nepthys

God of evil and chaos

• Osiris

• Ammit

• Set

• Horus

God of wisdom and science, scribe of the gods

• Thoth

• Horus

• Amon-Re

• Ma'at

The devourer of souls

• Osiris

• Seth

• Thoth

• Ammut