List of Egyptian deities

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This is a list of Egyptian Gods and goddesses from Egyptian mythology. The old Egyptians worshipped a few gods at different times and in different places.[1] Some gods changed in importance over time or were nonexistent until later eras.

Important deities

Gods

Goddesses

Other genders

  • Hapi – God of the Nile flood[55]
  • Heh and Hauhet – The god and goddess of infinity and members of the Ogdoad[56]
  • Kek and Kauket – The god and goddess of Chaos and Darkness, as well as being the darkness[57]
  • Nu and Naunet – The god and goddess of the formless, watery Chaos from which the world came out of at creation and members of the Ogdoad[58]
  • Ra – The most important Egyptian sun god, involved in creation and the afterlife Mythological king of the gods, dad of every Egyptian king, and the main god of Heliopolis[59]
  • Tatenen – God of the first mound of earth to emerge from chaos in ancient Egyptian creation myths[60]
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Less important deities

Gods

Goddesses

Man or Woman

  • Hedjhotep – God of cloth and clothing[188]
  • Shai – God of fate[199]
  • Faltis – God of failed sculpture made by Khnum[200]

Objects

  • Semi – A god/object found in the tenth land of Duat[37]
  • Djed – God version of the Djed pillar[201]
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Forgotten deities

Gods

Goddesses

  • Ami-khent-aat – A goddess of Edfu[205]
  • Ami-pet-seshem-neterit – One of the twelve Thoueris goddesses[204]
  • Ami-urt – A Cow goddess[204]
  • Ami-utchat-saakhu-Atemt – One of the twelve Thoueris goddesses[204]
  • Amit-Qetem – A goddess who assisted resurrecting Osiris[206]
  • Amit-she-t-urt – A goddess[206]
  • Apertra – A singing goddess[72]
  • Arit-aakhu – A star goddess[210]
  • Ariti – A goddess[210]
  • Ba-khati – A goddess[80]
  • Baiut-s-amiu-heh – A goddess[80]
  • Hebit – An air goddess[102]
  • Hetemit – Goddess of destruction[source?]
  • Hunit – Goddess of the twenty first day of the month[212]
  • Hunit Pe – A Tutelary deity of Buto[212]
  • Hunit urit – A Tutelary deity of Heliopolis[212]
  • Huntheth – A Lioness goddess[212]
  • Hurit urit – A goddess[212]
  • Maa-a – A singing god[214]
  • Maa-neter-s – A singing goddess[214]
  • Neb aau – A goddess[source?]
  • Neb Aa-t – A goddess[218]
  • Neb Aa-t-Then – A goddess[218]
  • Neb-abui – A goddess[source?]
  • Neb akeb – A goddess[219]
  • Neb Anit – A goddess[219]
  • Neb ari-t-qerr-t – A goddess[219]
  • Neb arit-tchetflu – Goddess who created reptiles[219]
  • Neb as-hatt – A goddess[219]
  • Neb as-ur – A goddess[219]
  • Neb Ater – A goddess[219]
  • Neb ater-Shema – A goddess[219]
  • Neb aur – A goddess of the river[218]
  • Neb Aut – A goddess[218]
  • Neb Baa-t – A goddess[220]
  • Neb hekau – The goddess of spells[221]
  • Neb hetep – A Crocodile goddess[221]
  • Neb Khasa – A goddess[221]
  • Neb Khebit – The goddess of Chemmis[221]
  • Neb pehti – A goddess[220]
  • Neb Per-res – A goddess[220]
  • Neb petti – A goddess[220]
  • Neb Sa – A goddess[221]
  • Neb Sam – A goddess[221]
  • Neb sau-ta – A goddess[221]
  • Neb sebu – A goddess[221]
  • Neb Septi – A goddess[221]
  • Neb-t aakhu – A Snake goddess of dawn[218]
  • Neb-t anemit – A goddess of offerings[218]
  • Neb-t ankh – One of twelve goddesses who opened the gates of Duat to Af[219]
  • Neb-t ankhiu – A goddess with two snakes[219]
  • Neb-t Atu – A goddess[219]
  • Nebt-Au-Khenti-Tuat – A Cow goddess who appears in the ninth hour of Ra's journey through Duat in the Book of Gates[218]
  • Neb-t au-t-ab – A Cow goddess[218]
  • Neb-t Kheper – A Snake goddess[221]
  • Neb-t-khu – A goddess in Duat[167]
  • Neb-t-mat – A goddess in Duat[167]
  • Neb-t-setau – A goddess in Duat[167]
  • Neb-t-shat – A goddess in Duat[167]
  • Neb-t-shefshefet – A goddess in Duat[167]
  • Neb-t usha – Goddess of the eighth division of the Duat[220]
  • Neb Un – A goddess[220]
  • Nebt Annu – A goddess[219]
  • Neterit-nekhenit-Ra – A singing goddess in Duat[222]
  • Un-baiusit – A goddess[224]
  • Unnit – A goddess[224]
  • Unnuit – A goddess[224]
  • Upit – A Snake goddess[200]
  • Ur-a – A goddess[198]
  • Urit – A goddess[223]
  • Urit-ami-t-Tuat – A goddess who escorted Ra[223]
  • Urit-em-sekhemu-s – Goddess of the fourth hour[198]
  • Urit-en-kru – A Lioness headed Hippo goddess[198]
  • Urit-hekau – Goddess of Upper Egypt[223]
  • Urti-hethati – Goddess of Anu[198]

Man or Woman

  • Neb au-t-ab – A god or goddess in the Duat[218]
  • Netrit fent – An axe god or goddess[216]
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Groups of deities

  • The Aai – Three guardian gods in the ninth land of Duat; they are Ab-ta, Anhefta, and Ermen-ta[37]
  • The forty-two Assessors of Maat – Forty-two gods, who judged the souls of the dead in the afterlife[7]
  • The Cavern deities – Many Duat gods charged with punishing the damned souls by chopping off their heads and eating them[225]
  • The Ennead – An extended family of nine gods produced by Atum during the creation of the world. The Ennead usually consisted of Atum, his children Shu and Tefnut, their children Geb and Nut, and their children Osiris, Isis, Set, and Nephthys[226]
  • The Four sons of Horus – Four gods who protected the mummified body, particularly the internal organs in canopic jars[227]
  • The Gate deities – Many dangerous guardian gods at the gates of Duat (flanked by divine Doorkeepers and Heralds), to be ingratiated with spells and by knowing their names[228]
  • The Hemsut – Protective goddesses of Fate, destiny, and of the creation sprung from the primordial abyss; daughters of Ptah, linked to the concept of ka[229][230]
  • The Her-Hequi – Four gods in the fifth land of Duat[37]
  • The Horus of the day deities – Twelve divine embodiments of each hour of the day: partly major gods (first: Maat and Nenit, second: Hu and Ra em-nu, third: unknown, fourth: Ashespi-kha, Fifth: Nesbit and Agrit, sixth: Ahait, seventh: Horus and Nekait or Nekai-t, eighth: Khensu and Kheprit, ninth: Neten-her-netch-her and Ast em nebt ankh, tenth: Urit-hekau or Hekau-ur, eleventh: Amanh, and partly lesser-known ones (twelfth: "The One Who Gives Protection In The Twilight")[231]
  • The Horus of the night deities – Twelve goddesses of each hour of the night, wearing a five-pointed star on their heads Neb-t tehen and Neb-t heru, god and goddess of the first hour of night, Apis or Hep (in reference) and Sarit-neb-s, god and goddess of the second hour of night, M'k-neb-set, goddess of the third hour of night, Aa-t-shefit or Urit-shefit, goddess of the fourth hour of the night, Heru-heri-uatch-f and Neb[t] ankh, god and goddess of the Fifth hour of the night, Ari-em-aua or Uba-em-tu-f and Mesperit, neb-t shekta or Neb-t tcheser, god and goddess of the sixth hour of the night, Heru-em-sau-ab and Herit-t-chatcha-ah, god and goddess of the seventh hour of the night, Ba-pefi and Ankh-em-neser-t or Merit-neser-t, god and goddess of the eighth hour of night, An-mut-f and Neb-t sent-t, god and goddess of the ninth hour of the night, Amset or Neb neteru and M'k-neb-set, god and goddess of the tenth hour of night, Uba-em-tu-f and Khesef-khemit or M'kheskhemuit, god and goddess of the eleventh hour, Khepri and Maa-neferut-Ra, god and goddess of the twelfth hour of the night[231]
  • The Ikhemu-sek – Group of ancient Egyptian gods who were the gods of the northern constellations[232]
  • The Khnemiu – Four gods wearing red crowns in the eleventh land of Duat[37]
  • The Ogdoad – A set of eight gods who were the chaos that existed before creation. The Ogdoad commonly consisted of AmunAmunet, Nu – Naunet, Heh – Hauhet, and Kek – Kauket[233]
  • The Renniu – Four bearded gods in the eleventh land of Duat[37]
  • The Ruty – A pair of Lion gods who represents the horizon and guard Ra's sun barge[69]
  • The Setheniu-Tep – Four gods wearing white crowns in the eleventh land of Duat[37]
  • The Shebtiu – A group of creator gods worshipped at Edfu[234]
  • The Souls of Pe and Nekhen – A set of gods of the predynastic rulers of Upper and Lower Egypt.[235]
  • The Theban Triad – Consisted of Amun, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu[236]
  • The Twelve Thoueris goddesses – (first:Ảmi-pet-seshem-neterit, second:Ảmi-utchat-sảakhu-Ảtemt)[204]
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