Gods

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Gods
What are gods?
What did some of the gods do?
Where were gods placed?
Who was the oldest god?
The similarities between Gods Goddesses
Why do gods have weird looks or head symbols?
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What are gods?

• Gods are men that the Egyptians and many other
  citizens believe in. Some gods are believed to do
  many great jobs. For instance, Bess was the
  protector of pregnant women, children and the
  newborn. Ra was the sun god, and he was one of
  the most important and powerful gods. You see,
  gods are many different people who do different
  things. There are goddesses, too, but Ill leave
  all that goddess stuff up to Raija. I bet shell
  tell all about them, just like I did about the
  gods.

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What did some gods do?

• Horus was the god of the sky. Horus was
  well-known as the protector of the ruler of
  Egypt. The Egyptians had many different beliefs
  about the god Horus. One of the beliefs was that
  Horus was the son of Isis and Osiris. Because he
  was an important god, he has a temple located in
  Edfu, Upper Egypt, dedicated to him.

Osiris was the god of the dead and the ruler of
the underworld. He was the brother/husband of
Isis, and the brother of Nepthys and Seth. He
was also the father of Horus. As well as a god of
resurrection and fertility. In fact, the ancient
Egyptians believed that Osiris gave them the gift
crops. A large temple was built to honor Osiris
at Abydos.
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Who was the oldest god?

• Atum is the oldest god. He created himself (wow,
  thats hard to believe)! He also created Shu and
  Tefnut. Many ancient Egyptians believed that he
  was the creator of the whole world! The ancient
  Egyptians believed that Atum rose from the waters
  of confusion (Nun) and created all the gods.

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Where were gods placed?

• Gods that were important to all the Egyptians the
  most had temples to honor them. Some gods, like
  Khepri, did not have any temples. Instead, they
  were connected with some of the important gods. I
  hope that one day I can go to one of the museums
  that have some of the Egyptian statues.

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Why did gods have weird looks or head symbols?

• Like goddesses, gods have weird head symbols
  because it has something to do with their
  abilities and/or jobs.
• EX.

This is Seth, the jealous brother of Osiris. He
has the head of a seth animal.
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The similarities between gods goddesses

• Osiris Nephthys
• Both Osiris and Nephthys are the god and goddess
  of the dead. Nephthys was the sister of Isis and
  Osiris and the sister/wife of Seth. Nephthys was
  also the mother of Anubis. Osiris was the
  brother/husband of Isis. He was also the father
  of Horus. He was the god of resurrection and
  fertility.