The most famous gods of Ancient Egypt
The most famous gods of Ancient Egypt
The lord of ancient Egypt was always Pharaoh,considered the son of God. However, among the ancient Egyptian people, the deities themselves were particularly revered, the number of which numbered more than one hundred representatives. The gods were worshiped, erected in honor of them majestic structures and made legends.
The most famous god of Ancient Egypt is consideredAmon (Ra). Amon was the god of the Sun, and also was the god of all the famous Egyptian gods. Often the image of Amun can be found in the form of a man, but instead of a human head the ram's head is represented. This is not accidental, because in ancient Egypt the ram is a symbol of wisdom.
The goddess Naunet is the goddess of water, who has a looksnakes. She is part of the group of gods who created the world. It should also be attributed to - the god Noon (has the appearance of a frog), the god Hut (as Nun is portrayed as a frog) and the already famous god Amon.
God of Horus is the god of heaven and sun. Often this deity can be met with the head of a falcon, however, there are other images of Horus.
God Osiris is known as the father of Horus. After the god of Osiris was killed by his brother Seth, Horus resurrected his father and he became the god of the afterlife. This god can be recognized by the color of the skin, which was green.
The goddess Isis is known as the mother of Horus, as well as the wife and sister of the god Osiris. The goddess Isis of the Egyptians is the patroness of fertility, a symbol of faithful matrimony and intercession of women in childbirth.
God Seth is the brother of Osiris, whom he killed, so Seth is the personification of all evil. The animals depicted by Osiris are a pig and a donkey.
God Anubis is known as the patron of dead people. This god can be found with the head of a dog, more often a jackal. But soon he was replaced by Osiris who came.
There were in ancient Egyptian mythology and other deities, which were worshiped by the ancient people of Egypt.
