Egyptian Godforms
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**Shu | **Shu | ||
**Tefnut, their children | **Tefnut, their children | ||
- | ***Nuit | + | ***Nut |
- | ***Seb | + | ***Geb |
- | *Nephthys | + | *Nebt-het (Gk: Nephthys) |
- | *Osiris | + | *Asar (Gk: Osiris) |
- | *Isis | + | *Aset (Gk: Isis) |
*Set | *Set | ||
===The Ogdoad=== | ===The Ogdoad=== | ||
- | The Ogdoad were the eight deities worshipped in the Egyptian city of Hermopolis. They were arranged in four male/female pairs: | + | The Ogdoad were the eight creator deities worshipped in the Egyptian city of Hermopolis. They were arranged in four male/female pairs: |
- | *Nu | Naunet | + | *Nu | Naunet (primordial waters) |
- | *Amoun | Amaunet | + | *Amoun | Amaunet (potential for creation) |
- | *Kuk | Kauket | + | *Kuk | Kauket (infinite darkness) |
- | *Huh | Hauhet | + | *Huh | Hauhet (vast empty space) |
===Other Important Egyptian Godforms=== | ===Other Important Egyptian Godforms=== | ||
+ | Egyptian and Greek names: | ||
+ | |||
+ | *Anpu (Gk: Anubis) | ||
*Antaios | *Antaios | ||
- | *Anubis | ||
*Anuket | *Anuket | ||
- | *Apep | + | *Apep (Gk: Apophis) |
*Apis | *Apis | ||
- | *Apophis | ||
- | *Asar | ||
*Astarte | *Astarte | ||
*Aten | *Aten | ||
*Bast | *Bast | ||
*Bes | *Bes | ||
- | *Harpocrates | + | *Hapi |
- | *Hathor | + | *Het-heru (Gk: Hathor) |
- | *Heru | + | *Heru (Gk: Horus) |
- | *Horus | + | *Hoor-par-Kraat (Gk: Harpocrates) |
*Kephra | *Kephra | ||
*Khonsu | *Khonsu | ||
+ | *Khnum | ||
*Maat | *Maat | ||
+ | *Mentu | ||
*Neith | *Neith | ||
*Nut | *Nut | ||
*Ptah | *Ptah | ||
- | *Sebek (Sobek) | + | *Sebek |
- | *Sekhet | + | *Selket |
*Sekhmet | *Sekhmet | ||
- | *Thoth | + | *Serapis |
+ | *Tawaret (Gk: Thoueris) | ||
+ | *Tehuti (Gk: Thoth) | ||
*Tum | *Tum |
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The Ennead
The Ennead were the nine most important gods and goddesses worshipped in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis.
- Ra (also Atum), his children
- Shu
- Tefnut, their children
- Nut
- Geb
- Nebt-het (Gk: Nephthys)
- Asar (Gk: Osiris)
- Aset (Gk: Isis)
- Set
The Ogdoad
The Ogdoad were the eight creator deities worshipped in the Egyptian city of Hermopolis. They were arranged in four male/female pairs:
- Nu | Naunet (primordial waters)
- Amoun | Amaunet (potential for creation)
- Kuk | Kauket (infinite darkness)
- Huh | Hauhet (vast empty space)
Other Important Egyptian Godforms
Egyptian and Greek names:
- Anpu (Gk: Anubis)
- Antaios
- Anuket
- Apep (Gk: Apophis)
- Apis
- Astarte
- Aten
- Bast
- Bes
- Hapi
- Het-heru (Gk: Hathor)
- Heru (Gk: Horus)
- Hoor-par-Kraat (Gk: Harpocrates)
- Kephra
- Khonsu
- Khnum
- Maat
- Mentu
- Neith
- Nut
- Ptah
- Sebek
- Selket
- Sekhmet
- Serapis
- Tawaret (Gk: Thoueris)
- Tehuti (Gk: Thoth)
- Tum