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
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