Which were the major gods and goddesses in Ancient Eygpt?

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Answer 1

* Amun (Appearance:  Man with a ram-head  - A ram - or- Man wearing an ostrich plumed hat) Amun was important throughout the history of ancient Egypt. However, when Amun was combined with the sun god Ra he was even more powerful. He was then called Amun-Ra.

* Osiris: (Appearance: A mummified man wearing a white cone-like headdress with feathers). Osiris was the god of the dead, and ruler of the underworld.  Osiris was the brother/husband of Isis, and the brother of Nepthys and Seth. He was also the father of Horus.

* Isis (Appearance: Woman with headdress in the shape of a throne – or - A pair of cow horns with a sun disk). Isis was a protective goddess. She used powerful magic spells to help people in need. Isis was the wife of Osiris and the mother of Horus.

* Horus: means 'The One Far Above' (Appearance: Man with the head of a hawk A hawk). Horus was a god of the sky.  He is probably most well-known as the protector of the ruler of Egypt. The Egyptians believed that the pharaoh was the 'living Horus'.

* Khepri : means 'He Who is Coming into Being' (Appearance: Man with the head of a scarab - or -A scarab beetle). Khepri was a god of creation, the movement of the sun, and rebirth.  The scarab beetle lays its eggs in a ball of dung. Then, it rolls the ball along the ground until the young beetles are ready to hatch. When the young beetles are ready, they crawl out of the ball.

--The ancient Egyptians believed that the beetles just appeared from nowhere- as they believed that their creator god had appeared from nowhere. Thus, they thought that the scarab beetle was special.  In certain creation stories, Khepri is connected with the god Atum. He is also connected with the sun god Ra who pushed the sun through the sky every day.

* Ma'at  (Appearance:  Woman with a feather on her head – or- A feather). Ma'at was the goddess of truth, justice and harmony. She was associated with the balance of things on earth. Ma'at was the daughter of the sun god Ra. Pharaohs are frequently shown in wall reliefs making an offering of Ma'at to the gods-showing that they are preserving harmony and justice on earth.

This is just a brief. Hope it helped  a bit. You can always search for (Ancient Egyptian Gods and Goddesses) on the internet.

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

Amun was the creator god in Thebes in the early period. Ra was the sun god. As Amun rose in importance his identity transformed into Amun-Ra.

Amaunet was the female aspect of Ra.

Osiris and Isis are among the earliest gods and the center of one of the most important myths in ancient Egyptian religion. The myth has Osiris killed by his brother Seth, resurrected through the efforts of his sister-wife Isis, and avenged by his son Horus. Osiris becomes the god of the dead, Isis the goddess of simplicity and the hearer of prayers.

Anubis is the god of the underworld and an earlier version of Osiris.

Wikipedia has extensive entries on each of these as well as a host of others. Start with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Egy...

Other useful links are at:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egy...

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/gods/explo...