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Chart of the
Egyptian Gods
Greek name
Egyptian name
Realm
Genealogy
Nut
All Mother
Goddess of the Sky
Wife of Re, Geb, Thoth
Mother of Osiris, Horus the elder, Set, Nephthys, & Isis
Re
All Father; God of Sun, Creator
Husband of Nut; Father of Osiris & Horus the Elder
Geb
God of the earth
Husband of Nut; Father of Set & Nephthys
Thoth
Djehuty
God of divine words
Husband of Nut; Father of Isis
Isis
Aset, Ast
Great Goddess
Goddess of green crops
Daughter of Nut & Thoth
Wife of Osiris; Mother of Horus
Osiris
Usir, Wesir, Unnefer
God of earth, ruler of Gods, king of Egypt
Then God of truth, Lord of Dead
Son of Nut & Re
Husband of Isis; Father of Horus
Seth
Sutekh, Set
God of darkness, destruction, death; God of desert
Son of Nut & Geb; Husband of Nephthys
Nepthys
Nebt-het, Nebhet
Guide of the Dead; Goddess of Birth
Daughter of Nut & Geb; Wife of Set
Horus
Hor, Heru
Ruler of Gods, after Osiris
Intermediary between humans and Gods
Son of Isis & Osiris
Hathor
Het-heru
Great Goddess; Celestial Cow; Eye of Re
Goddess of love, happiness, women, fertility, music
Daughter of Re
Anubis
Anpu
Judge of the Dead; Jackal headed God of embalming
Son of Nephthys and Re?
Bast
Bastet
Goddess of the Sun and Moon; Protector of pregnant women
Goddess of fire, cats, sunlight
Daughter of Re
Apophis
Apep
Egyptian snake of the Underworld; God of chaos
Phoenix
Benu
Mythical bird born from its own ashes; the Rising Sun
Sachmis
Sekhet, Sakhmet
Goddess of war, vengeance, violence, destruction
Wife of Ptah
Bibliography
Encyclopedia Mythica. 1995. 31 July 2006 <http://www.pantheon.org/>.
Perry, Cheryl. Ancient Civilizations - Egypt: Land and Lives of the Pharaohs Revealed. Hong Kong: Global, 2005. 80-1.
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Rosenberg, Donna. World Mythology: An Anthology of the Great Myths and Epics. 3
ed. Chicago: NTC, 1999. 2-21.
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