Egyptian Deities

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Egyptian Deities
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Creation Story
EARTH, WATER, AIR and SKY

• ATUM

GEB

• NUT

Story
SHU
TEFNUT
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Gods, Goddesses and More Gods

• Over 2000 Gods/Goddesses from all over the
  country
• Country was not united, therefore about 40 ruling
  tribes all had their own deities
• They all have Gods AND Goddesses
• Have Gods or Goddesses for everything. Ex.
  Gods/Goddesses for Beer, Plants, Digestion,
  Gardens, Feasting etc.

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Gods and Humans

• Gods and Goddesses resembled humans
• Deities married, had families and children. the
  Creation Story
• Egyptian Gods/Goddesses have divine strengths and
  human weaknesses
• Why?
• Goddesses are usually shown with legs joined
  together
• Gods usually shown in motion, striding

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The Appearance of Gods

• THOTH God of Wisdom, Time, Writing
• Represented by a male body with the head of an
  Ibis.
• Ibisstork like bird with long legs and beak to
  catch fish in mud
• Ibis, symbolized wisdom because beak shaped like
  a pen and dips in the mud as if it was ink

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• OSIRISGod of Vegetation and Underworld
• Represented by a male body with a greenish
  complexion and usually depicted wrapped in white
  linen
• The greenish complexion draws the connection
  with vegetation
• Wrapped in white linen like a mummy to connect
  with the underworld

Notice Osiris legs are bind together like a
mummy different from most Gods
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Common Godly Clothing
Short Sleeved Overall
Full-Length Dress
Tunic with Suspenders
Dress with Suspenders
Short Loincloth
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1. Scepter with a flower are often carried by
   goddesses
2. Herdsmen's crook protector of domesticated
   animals
3. Was-scepterdomination and power
4. This staff is usually held by Ptah
5. Crook and flail with Was-scepter and ankh-sign.
   Usually unique to Osiris

Most of these objects were unique to one female
deity, however the solar disc and horns of Hathor
could be worn by other deities.