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Egyptian Gods and Ancient Egypt
Gods, symbols and wonders of ancient Egypt.
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- RaNameSun god, shown with a falcon head and a sun disk
- OsirisNameGod of the afterlife and rebirth
- IsisNameGoddess of magic, motherhood and healing
- HorusNameFalcon-headed sky god; the Eye of Horus is a symbol of protection
- SetNameGod of storms, deserts and chaos
- AnubisNameJackal-headed god of mummification and guide of the dead
- ThothNameIbis-headed god of writing, wisdom and the moon
- BastetNameCat goddess of home and protection
- HathorNameGoddess of music, joy and love, shown with cow horns
- SekhmetNameLioness goddess of power
- PtahNameGod of craftspeople and builders
- NutNameGoddess of the sky
- GebNameGod of the Earth
- NephthysNameGoddess who guards the dead, sister of Isis
- SobekNameCrocodile god of the Nile
- KhnumNameRam-headed god who shapes people on a potter's wheel
- MaatNameGoddess of truth and balance, shown with a feather
- TaweretNameHippo goddess who protected mothers and babies
- BesNameA funny dwarf god who guarded homes and children
- PharaohNameThe king or queen of ancient Egypt
- PyramidNameA huge stone tomb for a pharaoh
- Great Pyramid of GizaNameBuilt for Pharaoh Khufu about 4,500 years ago
- SphinxNameA statue with a lion's body and a human head, near the Pyramids
- MummyNameA body preserved so it would last
- SarcophagusNameA stone coffin
- HieroglyphsNameEgyptian picture writing
- PapyrusNamePaper made from a river plant
- Rosetta StoneNameA stone that helped scholars read hieroglyphs
- Nile RiverNameThe long river that gave Egypt water and rich soil
- ScarabNameA beetle symbol of rebirth and the rising sun
- AnkhNameA cross with a loop that means life
- Eye of HorusNameA symbol of protection and health
- CartoucheNameAn oval with a royal name written in hieroglyphs
- TutankhamunNameThe 'boy king' whose tomb was found nearly full of treasures in 1922
- Cleopatra VIINameThe last active ruler of ancient Egypt
- Ramses IINameA famous pharaoh who built great temples
- HatshepsutNameA woman who ruled as pharaoh
- Valley of the KingsNameWhere many pharaohs were buried
- Canopic jarsNameJars that held preserved organs
- Book of the DeadNameA collection of spells to guide a person in the afterlife
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