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EGYPTIAN GODS (DIETIES)
Ancient Egypt had by tradition a great variety and
abundance of gods and goddesses that are commonly known
today as "spirits" and "fairies".
The total sum is estimated at over 2,000, however, many of them had
similar characteristics and appeared in different locales by
different names. The huge diversity is due to the fact that
before the country was united, the Nile Valley was divided
into approximately forty self ruling areas (later to be
provinces or nomes) where the ruling tribe had its own deities. |
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THE GODDESSES:
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BASTET (BAST): The Ancient Egyptian lioness Goddess of fire, cats, of the home, and pregnant women. |
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HATHOR:
The horned cow-goddess of love, happiness, dance and music,
and a protector of women.
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ISIS:
The beneficial goddess and mother whose love
encompassed every living creature |
THE GODS:
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AMON (AMEN, AMEN-RA, AMUN): The Theban king of the gods and 'that which
is hidden'. |
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ANUBIS: The god of
embalming and mummification. He was depicted as a black
colored jackal (or dog) or a man with the head of a black
jackal or dog.
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HORUS: One of the most
important Egyptian gods, a sun-god represented as a falcon
or with the head of a hawk, whose right eye was the sun and
whose left eye was the moon. |
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OSIRIS: The Egyptian God
of the Dead. |
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THOTH: The Egyptian ibis-headed god of
writing, wisdom
and learning. |
My beloved Divine
Mother
Dance with me
under the soft moon shining
in the wide open fields
far beyond the toil and trouble
of my busy mind
Ethan Walker III, Soft Moon Shining
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