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Ra	Sun god, shown with a falcon head and a sun disk		fun-egyptian-myths
Osiris	God of the afterlife and rebirth		fun-egyptian-myths
Isis	Goddess of magic, motherhood and healing		fun-egyptian-myths
Horus	Falcon-headed sky god; the Eye of Horus is a symbol of protection		fun-egyptian-myths
Set	God of storms, deserts and chaos		fun-egyptian-myths
Anubis	Jackal-headed god of mummification and guide of the dead		fun-egyptian-myths
Thoth	Ibis-headed god of writing, wisdom and the moon		fun-egyptian-myths
Bastet	Cat goddess of home and protection		fun-egyptian-myths
Hathor	Goddess of music, joy and love, shown with cow horns		fun-egyptian-myths
Sekhmet	Lioness goddess of power		fun-egyptian-myths
Ptah	God of craftspeople and builders		fun-egyptian-myths
Nut	Goddess of the sky		fun-egyptian-myths
Geb	God of the Earth		fun-egyptian-myths
Nephthys	Goddess who guards the dead, sister of Isis		fun-egyptian-myths
Sobek	Crocodile god of the Nile		fun-egyptian-myths
Khnum	Ram-headed god who shapes people on a potter's wheel		fun-egyptian-myths
Maat	Goddess of truth and balance, shown with a feather		fun-egyptian-myths
Taweret	Hippo goddess who protected mothers and babies		fun-egyptian-myths
Bes	A funny dwarf god who guarded homes and children		fun-egyptian-myths
Pharaoh	The king or queen of ancient Egypt		fun-egyptian-myths
Pyramid	A huge stone tomb for a pharaoh		fun-egyptian-myths
Great Pyramid of Giza	Built for Pharaoh Khufu about 4,500 years ago		fun-egyptian-myths
Sphinx	A statue with a lion's body and a human head, near the Pyramids		fun-egyptian-myths
Mummy	A body preserved so it would last		fun-egyptian-myths
Sarcophagus	A stone coffin		fun-egyptian-myths
Hieroglyphs	Egyptian picture writing		fun-egyptian-myths
Papyrus	Paper made from a river plant		fun-egyptian-myths
Rosetta Stone	A stone that helped scholars read hieroglyphs		fun-egyptian-myths
Nile River	The long river that gave Egypt water and rich soil		fun-egyptian-myths
Scarab	A beetle symbol of rebirth and the rising sun		fun-egyptian-myths
Ankh	A cross with a loop that means life		fun-egyptian-myths
Eye of Horus	A symbol of protection and health		fun-egyptian-myths
Cartouche	An oval with a royal name written in hieroglyphs		fun-egyptian-myths
Tutankhamun	The 'boy king' whose tomb was found nearly full of treasures in 1922		fun-egyptian-myths
Cleopatra VII	The last active ruler of ancient Egypt		fun-egyptian-myths
Ramses II	A famous pharaoh who built great temples		fun-egyptian-myths
Hatshepsut	A woman who ruled as pharaoh		fun-egyptian-myths
Valley of the Kings	Where many pharaohs were buried		fun-egyptian-myths
Canopic jars	Jars that held preserved organs		fun-egyptian-myths
Book of the Dead	A collection of spells to guide a person in the afterlife		fun-egyptian-myths