egyptian deity

Noun
  1. A deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians (synset 109534037)
    referred to in: antiquity - the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
    is a type of: deity, divinity, god, immortal - any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
    specific instances:
    • amen, amon, amun - a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes
    • amen-ra, amon-ra, amun ra - Egyptian sun god; supreme god of the universe in whom Amen and Ra were merged; principal deity during Theban supremacy
    • anpu, anubis - Egyptian god of tombs and ruler of the underworld; usually depicted as a man with the head of a jackal
    • aten, aton - the sun (or solar disc) which was the deity of a monotheistic cult under the Pharaoh Akhenaten
    • bast - cat- or lion-headed Egyptian goddess; represents life-giving power of the sun
    • geb, keb - Egyptian god of the earth; father of Osiris and Isis
    • horus - Egyptian solar god with the head of a falcon; the son of Osiris and Isis
    • isis - Egyptian goddess of fertility; daughter of Geb; sister and wife of Osiris
    • khepera - Egyptian god of the morning sun; creator
    • min - an Egyptian god of procreation
    • nephthys - Egyptian goddess associated with ritual of the dead; sister of Geb and Nut; wife of Set
    • nut - Egyptian goddess of the sky
    • osiris - Egyptian god of the underworld and judge of the dead; husband and brother of Isis; father of Horus
    • ptah - a major Egyptian god; shaper of the world; father of gods and men; worshipped especially at Memphis
    • ra, re - ancient Egyptian sun god with the head of a hawk; a universal creator; he merged with the god Amen as Amen-Ra to become the king of the gods
    • eye of ra, sekhet - a lion-headed Egyptian goddess; typifies life-destroying power of the sun
    • set, seth - evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris
    • thoth - Egyptian Moon deity with the head of an ibis; god of wisdom and learning and the arts; scribe of the gods

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