| Gods and Goddesses |
Description |
| Amesemi |
woman wearing a crown/shaped like a falcon or moon;Goddess of Protection and wife of Apedemak |
| Amun |
man with a ram head;God of the sun and creator of all things |
| Apedemak |
man with a lion head;warrior god associated with the moon |
| Arensnuphis |
man with feathered crown and long skirt;God of life, air, and wind |
| Bastet |
woman with a head of a cat; Goddess of motherhood |
| Bes |
short wide face man with mane, tale, and ears of a lion;God of dancing and singing |
| Hathor |
cow or woman with cow ears and horns;Goddes of love and beauty who protected women during childbirth |
| Horus |
falcon or man with a falcon's head; son of sun God Ra |
| Isis |
woman sitting on a throne or wearing a crown associated with the Hawk; Protector goddess of the dead |
| Ma'at |
small woman with ostrich feather;Goddess of harmony and balance |
| Osiris |
mummified crown with tall crown;god associated with the afterlife and with dead rulers |
| Ptah |
small man with a body covered with feathers;God of craftspeople and artists |
| Sekhmet |
Lion or woman with lion head;Goddess of chaos and anger |
| Taueret |
Hippopotmus with the tail of a crocodile and the paws of a lion;Protector goddess of women |
| Thoth |
a man with a bird's head;god of moon associated with language and wisdom |
Related Article: Ancient Egyptian Gods, Yoruba Pantheon(Orisa, God)
Works Cited
Sonneborn, Liz(2005). People of the Ancient World:The Ancient Kushite. Scholastic inc. pp. 49. ISBN 0531123804
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