 The Egyptians did have alot
of deities and religious figures, so many so that the
Egyptians themselves were often confused. Mythology doesn't
really rear it's head in Egypt, but sometimes it did do
in the form of songs or literature, but not often. How
can a tale be made when you're not sure who the God is
anyway? But the lack of stories doesn't mean a lack of
diversity and interest. In my first Summary of Egyptian
Deities, the list concerns only the most popular and fore-fronted
figures, this list shall contain the other 'latter'
divinities who were more local deities. One of these
local gods was Amon (opposite), who, when his local town
( Thebes - modern day Luxor) was promoted to a vast
centre point for Egypt, he also rose to become one of the
most popular and most worshipped figures in Egypt's
religion. So now without further ado...
Anat | Arsaphes | Astarte | Haroeris | Harsiesis | Hat-Mehit | Heqet
Neheb-Kau | Nun | Onuris | Renenutet | Reshef | Seshat
Sopdu | Tatjenen | Unnefer | Wepwawet
Anat ~
Another Syrian deity, she had a
warlike character. She was depicted as a woman holding
either an axe or a shield.
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Arsaphes
~ (Herishef)
Ram headed God from the Heliopolis
area.
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Astarte ~
The Goddess of Syrian origins. She
was introduced into Egypt during the 18th Dynasty.
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Haroeris ~
The God Horus but when he is older.
His name means 'The Elder Horus'. Identified with the
falcon and also the patron of the Pharaoh.
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Harsiesis ~
The 'Son of Isis'. Another form of
Horus, especially viewed as part of Isis.
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Hat-Mehit ~
A fish goddess from Mendes in the
Delta. She was sometimes depicted as having a fish on her
head.
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Heqet ~
From Antinoopolis, this frog
goddess, was associated with Khnum. She was a helper in
child-birth.
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Neheb-Kau
~
A serpent deity from the
underworld (Duat). Sometimes depicted as a man with a
serpents head, and carrying the Eye of Horus (wedjet).
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Nun ~
One of the Gods from the primeval
chaos.
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Onuris ~ (Anhur)
God of This in Upper Egypt. He was
the divine huntsman and was depicted as a man.
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Renenutet
~ (Ernutet,
Thermuthis)
Goddess of both fertility and also
the harvest. She was imaged as a snake, or a woman with a
snakes head.
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Reshef ~ (Reshpu)
Another deity of Syrian origins.
Reshef was a god of war and also thunder.
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Seshat ~
Depicted as a woman, this goddess
was the Goddess of writing and was also The Keeper of the
Royal Annals.
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Sopdu ~
Another falcon headed god, whose
worship base was in Saft el-Henna, in the Delta. Depicted
as an Asiatic warrior, Sopdu was a warrior deity and was
the protector of the Eastern Frontier.
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Tatjenen
~
A primeval god, who was later
identified as Ptah. Worshipped in Memphis.
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Unnefer ~ (Wenen-Nefer,
Onnophris)
Osiris after his resurrection. The
name Unnefer means 'he who is continually happy'.
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Wepwaet ~ (Upuaut)
The jackal god who was worshipped
in middle Egypt in Asyut. A god of the necropolis and an
avenger of Osiris.
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Anat | Arsaphes | Astarte | Haroeris | Harsiesis | Hat-Mehit | Heqet
Neheb-Kau | Nun | Onuris | Renenutet | Reshef | Seshat
Sopdu | Tatjenen | Unnefer | Wepwawet
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