GODS and GODDESSES BY Jack Sharp
Table of Contents Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………..2 Famous gods and goddesses………………………………………………………………2 Temples……………………………………………………………………………………………..2-3 Animal gods……………………………………………………………………………………….3 Talking with gods……………………………………………………………………………….3 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………..3 Glossary…………………………………………………………………………………………….4 Bibliography……………………………………………………………………………………..5
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Egyptians believed in gods and goddesses. Egyptians prayed to gods for health and protection. There were lots of gods goddesses.
This is Atum, the first god.
My first question is what were some famous gods and goddesses? There were lots of gods and goddesses. The nine most well-known gods were called the Ennead. The nine gods in the Ennead were Atum, Shu, Tefnut, Geb, Nut, Osiris, Seth, and Nephthys. Amun was the first god. He was the creator of the world. Since he was the first god, he was king of gods. Now I will tell you a couple of gods and goddesses. Tefnut was the first goddesses. She was goddesses of moisture. She had a brother named Shu, god of air. Geb was god of earth. He married Nut goddesses of the sky. They are the children of Shu and Tefnut. Re is god of the sun. Thoth was god of the moon and wisdom. Mantu protected warriors in battle. Those three protected life on earth. Osiris, Isis, and Anubis ruled the land of the dead. Well, now you know some gods and goddesses. Lets go to the next subject.
This is a picture of Karnack.
Temples are mostly used for praying to old gods and dead pharaohs. Temples are made for gods and pharaohs. So the old gods are frozen in time and were visited at temples. A really famous temple is Karnack. Karnack is the complex temple of Egypt. It is one of the most popular places. The spirit of Karnack is Amon-ray and Thebes. Karnack was built 4,000 years ago next to the Nile River in Thebes. There are other temples. I will tell you some. One is north from
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Karnack for god Mantu. Another temple is south from Karnack for goddess Mut. That is what temples are used for.
This god has the most animal features.
An animal god is a god with animal features. Here are some examples. Bes was the lion featured god. Apis was the sacred bull god. Anubis had a jackal head. Twaret had the most animal features. He had a hippo head, lion arms and legs, and a crocodile tail. My favorite is Baset. She has cat features. She is my favorite because a cat is my favorite animal. Thoth is a really important god. He had an ibis head. That was only a few animal gods. There are many more.
This is a picture of Stella.
Ancient Egyptians tried to talk with gods. They mostly prayed for protection. Egyptians worshiped more than 1,000 gods. They prayed to Bes for their children’s protection. They wrote their wishes on Stella. Most people prayed to the pharaoh because the pharaoh could talk to the god. If someone takes too much power, a god would talk with them. If someone died they would go to the underworld and to the gods of the underworld to see if they are bad or not using their heart and the feather of truth. Now you know how they talked with gods. Now we will talk about the rules. Only kings and priests can talk with the state gods and ordinary people could only talk with the local gods. There are no other ways they prayed to gods that I am aware of.
As you can see, Egyptians believed in gods and goddesses and it was a big thing. People prayed to gods for a lot of reasons. There are over 2,000 gods and goddesses. Gods and goddesses is a big part of the history of ancient Egypt.
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GLOSSARY Enead-The group of the nine most known gods. Gods and goddesses-A ruler of something. Jackal-A long legged dog. Nile River-The longest river in the world. Prayed-To wish and hope to the gods. Spirit- A force within a human-soul. Stela-A stone tablet. Temple-A place to worship to gods and goddesses. The feather of truth scale-The scale that is used when you die and go to the gods and way there heart with the feather of truth. Worshiped-Great respect in a god or goddesses.
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Bibliography (n.d.). Retrieved from Gods and Goddesses. Barker, h. (1999). Egyptian Gods and Goddesses. New York: Grosset Dunlap. Bewilley. (2004). Stories From Ancient Egypt. Northmancota. Jarus, o. (n.d.). Retrieved from Temple of Complex. m, f. (n.d.). Retrieved from The Gods of Egypt Owen, w. (2007). Egypt. New York: Simon. Smith, M. (n.d.). Ancient Egypt. New York: king Fisher. Willkson, p. (1990). Ancient Egypt. New York: Doorling.
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