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Jeff Rasley

Egyptian Gods

Osiris

Osiris is the god of vegetation. He was often painted with green skin to symbolize new growth and renewalOsiris was a king who married his sister, Isis. Osiris was murried by his brother, Seth, but Isis brought him back to life using magic. Osiris and Isis had a son, Horus. When Osiris died he became the king of the dead and the judge of the underworld. The Egyptians saw Osiris as triumphant over the dead.

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Horus

Horus, the son of Osiris and Isis, is one of the most important Egyptian gods. According to an ancient Egyptian myth Horus revenged his father, Osiris, death by killing his uncle, Seth. By doint this Horus established himself as the new king of Egypt. Early Egyptian pharaohs presented themselves as incarnated Horus. Horus was the god of sky and light. Horus is usually shown in images as a falcon-headed male, wearing a red and white crown.

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Thoth

Thoth is the god of wisdom, writing, and magic. He is usually shown in images as an ibis-headed man. Thoth was the scribe of the underworld and maintained the library of the gods. Also, he wrote spells in "The Book of the Dead" and wrote "The Book of Thoth. These two books contained the secrets of the universe. Thoth also played the arbiter between the forces of good and evil in many Egyptian myths.

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Seth

Seth is the god of desert and storms, he was later assoiciated with chaos and darkness. Seth is shown as man with the head of a dog and a long snout and tale. He was also shown as a pig, crocodile, scorpion, or a hippopotamus. Seth became associated as bad and evil when he became part of the Osiris cult. This resulted in some ancient Egyptians removing his pictures from temples, but in some parts of Egypt the ancient Egyptians continued to worship him and view him as one of the chief dieties.

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Amun

Amun was the head of the Theban pantheon gods and goddesses. Amun was worshipped as the king of gods. He is usually shown as a human or with a ram's head. Later on, Amun was merged with Ra to make Amun-Ra. Amun-Ra was remained the chief god throughout the period of ancient Egypt.

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Ptah

Ptah began as a local god in Memphis, but he became popular throughout Egypt when Memphis started to influence the ancient Egyptians. Ptah was the creator god and the patron deity of crafts and craftmanship. Ptah was pictured as a mummified figure holding a staff that symbolized dominion and stability.

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Anubis

Anubis is associated with the mummification process and the the afterlife. Anubis was helped dead people on their journey into the afterlife. Anubis is pictured as a dark headed man with a jackal head.

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Ra

Ra was the most important Egyptian god because it is said that Ra created all forms of human life and was the ruler of all the gods. Ra is the sun god. Ra is shown as man with a hawk head and headdress with a sundisk. Ra was later combined with another god, Amun, to make the even more powerful god, Amun-Ra.

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List of Other Egyptian Gods And Links

1. Apophis

for more information visit: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/30176/Apopis

2. Babi

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babi_%28mythology%29

3. Bes

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http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/62971/Bes

4. Geb

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