There are countless gods and goddesses in ancient Egypt. Some of them are, Osiris, Thoth, Isis, Anubis, Seth, Atum, Path, Re, and Hathor

ReRe is one of the ancient Egypt gods thought

to be the god of the sun. Ancient Egyptians think Re is the creator of life on Earth.

One of his forms is of him wearing the head of a hawk with a sun disk head dress.

HathorHathor is goddess of the sky.One of her forms is a woman with the ears of

the cow.

AtumSome ancient Egyptians also believe that

Atum was the the first god to exist, and that he was the creator.

His form is a man with a double crown.

SethSeth is the god of chaos. He is the brother of

Osiris and Isis.His form is a man with the head of an

unidentifiable animal, known as the Seth animal.

ThothThoth was the god of the moon and the god

of wisdom.One of his forms is a man with the head of an

Ibis holding a writing palate.

OsirisOsiris is the god of the underworld. He is the

brother/husband of Isis.One of his forms is a mummified man

wearing a white cone-like headdress.

These are only some of many gods and goddesses that the ancient Egyptians believed in.

The ancient gods and goddesses from Egypt are important in the world today because some Egyptians might still believe in in them and depend on them for understanding the world today.

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George, Hart. Ancient Egypt. Alfred A. Knopf. United States. 1990.

 

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