1. Egyptian Gods
10 Gods
Jassi
Period 5

2. Tawaret 'The Great One'
Tawaret was a goddess who protected women during pregnancy and childbirth
was worshipped by people in their own homes
Head of a hippopotamus with the arms and legs of a lion, the back and tail of a crocodile, and the breasts and stomach of a pregnant woman

3. Nut
Nut was the sky-goddess, whose body created a vault or canopy over the earth
Woman whose body arches across the sky, wearing a dress decorated with stars
The ancient Egyptians believed that at the end of the day, Nut swallowed the sun-god

4. Horus 'The One Far Above' Man with the head of a hawk
He is probably most well-known as the protector of the ruler of Egypt
One of the best-preserved temples in Egypt today was dedicated to Horus

5. Hapy Hapy was the god of the innundation
Hapy was especially important to the ancient Egyptians because he brought the flood every year
Man with a pot belly, shown with water plants

6. Aten A sun disk with rays which end in hands
During the reign of Akhenaten, the Aten was made the 'king' of the gods
Aten was a form of the sun god Ra

7. Bastet Bastet was a protective goddess
sometimes appeared with the head of a lioness to protect the king in battle
The cat was a symbol of Bastet

8. Khepri 'He Who is Coming into Being'
Man with the head of a scarab
A scarab beetle
Khepri was a god of creation, the movement of the sun, and rebirth
In certain creation stories, Khepri is connected with the god Atum; He is also connected with the sun god Ra who pushed the sun through the sky every day

9. Ra 'Sun' Man with hawk head and headdress with a sun disk
Ra was the sun god, he was the most important god of the ancient Egyptians
The ancient Egyptians believed that Ra was swallowed every night by the sky goddess Nut, and was reborn every morning

10. Tefnut Woman with the head of a lioness
Tefnut was the goddess of moisture
She was the wife of Shu and the mother of Nut (the sky) and Geb (the earth).

11. Ptah Man wrapped in a tight white cloak carrying a staff
Ptah was the god of craftsmen
In one creation myth Ptah was a creator god