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AdI Social Science 8 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
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29
History
8th Grade
08/06/2013

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Term
Amum
Definition
•Man with Ram-Head
•A Ram
•Ostrich Hat
•King of the Gods
Term
Anubis
Definition
•Jackal Head/Jackal
•God of Embalming and the dead
Term
Aton/Aten
Definition
•Form of the Sun God Ra
•Sun Disk, hand rays
Term
Atum
Definition
•Man with double Crown
•Created the other Gods
•rose from Nun
•First God
•The All/Perfection
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Bastet
Definition
•Woman with cat head
•Cat Symbol
•Protect the king in Battle
Term
Bes
Definition
•Protector of Pregnant Women
•Dwarf-Lion-Human
•Dwaft Lion
•Protect Snake and Scorpion Bites
Term
Geb
Definition
•God of the Earth
•Goose on head
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Hapy
Definition
•Man with pot belly
•God of Innundation (Yearly Flood)
Term
Hathor 'House of Horus'
Definition
•Cow, Woman with Cow Ears
•Headdress of horns and sun disk
Term
Horus 'One Far Above'
Definition
•Hawk, Man with Hawk Head
•God of the Sky
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Isis
Definition
•Throne shaped headdress
•Mother of Horus
•First Throne
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Khepri 'He who is coming into being'
Definition
•Scarab Beetle, Head of Beetle
•God of Creation, Sun Movement, rebirth
Term
Khnum
Definition
•Curly Horned Ram Head
•Creator God of Innundation (Yearly Flood)
Term
Ma'at
Definition
•Feather, Woman with Feather on head
•Goddess of Truth, Justice, and Harmony
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Nephthys 'Lady of the Mansion'
Definition
•Headdress showing her name in Heiroglyphs
•Protective Goddess of Death
Term
Nun
Definition
•Man carrying a Bark
•Waters of Chaos
Term
Nut
Definition
•Woman's Body arched across the sky
•Sky-Goddess
Term
Osiris
Definition
•God of the Dead
•Ruler of the Underworld
Term
Ptah
Definition
•Man wrapped in white cloth carrying a staff
•God of Craftmen
Term
Ra 'Sun'
Definition
•Hawk Head Man, Sun disk Headdress
•Sun God
•Most Important God
Term
Ra-Horakthy
Definition
•Hawk Head Man, Sun disk Headdress
•Combination of Rah and Horus
Term
Sekhmet 'The Powerful One'
Definition
•Lioness Head
•Goddess of war
Term
Sheshat
Definition
•Panther Dress, star headdress
•Goddess of Writing and Measurement
Term
Seth
Definition
•Head of a Seth animal (unidentified)
•God of Chaos
Term
Shu
Definition
•God of Air
•Man with Headdress with Feathers, a Lion
•Separated Nut and Geb
Term
Sobek
Definition
•Aligator Head
•Nile God
Term
Tawaret
Definition
•Hippo Head, Lion Limbs, Croc back and tail, pregnant woman
•Protector of woman childbirth and pregnancy
Term
Tefnut
Definition
•Lioness Head
•God of Moisture
Term
Thoth
Definition
•Ibis head, Baboon
•God of writing and knowledge
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