Visit the Ancient Egyptian Gods

Visit the Ancient Egyptian Gods Many gods were worshiped devoutly throughout ancient Egypt. Ancient Egyptians Gods were a multitude of gods, where each associated with some specific element or quality

Below are six famous Gods of Egypt in no particular order: The Egyptian Falcon God: The Egyptian falcon god Horus is among the most famous gods worshipped in ancient Egypt.

EgyptAir has even used the winged symbol of Horus on their logo because of the ancient importance of the winged god of the sky. Horus’s name itself means "the falcon who soars above all the other inhabitants of the land" and he was also a frequent symbol of any king who ruled over Egypt.

The Cow Goddess: Hathor the cow goddess is among the most famous goddesses worshiped in the ancient Egyptian era. Also referred as "the great one of many names," Hathor had many titles which made her very important in every sphere of ancient Egyptian life from birth until death. Her worship was widespread in the pre-dynastic era as her name was found on the Narmer palette. Hathor was also known as the goddess of motherhood, joy, and love.

The Sun God: The Sun God of ancient Egypt was primarily known as Ra. He was often considered the king of the gods and was thus the patron god of the pharaoh and one of the main gods in the ancient Egyptian pantheon.Ra was regarded as the one who created everything and he was very powerful and popular. He was worshipped all throughout ancient Egypt. His worship was so enduring that in today’s time some believe that the Egyptian religion had just one god and that was Ra. Some other names by which the Sun god asw known are Re, meaning "patron of the sun, heaven, kingship, power, and light."

The Sky Goddess: The ancient Egyptian sky goddess Nut is known by a legend that says her body created a vault or canopy over the earth. Her appearance in scenes and iconography as a woman whose body arches across the sky wearing a dress adorned with stars is very popular. Nut is said to have been the mother of Isis, Osiris. Nephthys and Seth and she was the wife and sister of the god of the earth, Geb. There was a popular myth associated with the goddess Nut in ancient Egypt who thought that Nut swallowed the Sun god Ra at the end of the day and gave birth to him again the next morning. The birth of the children of Nut is said to coincide with the five epagomenal days of the years and every year each of these five days was celebrated in Egypt.

The Goddess of Fertility: Isis was the ancient Egyptian goddess of fertility and was also known as the goddess of motherhood, magic, death, healing, and rebirth. Isis was the first daughter of Geb and Nut who was the god of the earth and the goddess of the sky. Isis was the sister of Osiris who later on became her husband as well. The son of Isis and Osiris was Horus. The main function of Isis was as the goddess of magic, love, motherhood, and fertility. She was a member of the Ennead and a part of the nine most important gods in ancient Egypt.

Nefertum, God of Perfume: Nefertum was the “god of perfume” who was originally thought of as a man with a pleasant blossom on his head. In ancient Egyptian history he was shown as a beautiful young man who had arisen from primal waters and had the delightful smell of blue lotus flower all around him. Not only this, Nefertum was also worshiped as the god of healing and was believed to be an aromatherapist. Nefertum was always depicted as extremely beautiful with lily blossoms on his head beautifully decorated. His body may or may not be depicted as wrapped like a mummy. He was thought of a human being emerging from the water lily.

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