1. The Gods of ancient eGypt
River Valley Civilizations
BORN OF THE NILE
The Gods of ancient eGypt

2. “the infinite, primordial waters of chaos”
In the beginning, there was only chaos …
Nun
“the infinite, primordial waters of chaos”

3. Then the First God, Atum, created himself from the waters of Nun.
(He was later associated with the gods Amun and Ra)
Amun
“the hidden one”
Atum
“the complete one” Ra
“the sun”

4. Atum then created the twins Shu, the God of Air, and Tefnut, the Goddess of Moisture,
who together created Geb, God of the Earth, and Nut, Goddess of the Sky.

5. N O R T H
T H U B A N
E A S T
R A D E S C E N D I N G
W E S T
R A A S C E N D I N G S O U T H
N I L E R I V E R F O U N T

6. From the Sky Goddess and Earth God were born two pairs of twins …
Osiris
“Lord of Silence”
Isis
“She of the Throne”
Set
“One Who Dazzles”
Nephthys
“Lady of the Temple”

7. Osiris and Isis birthed Horus
Imseti
Human - Liver
Hapi
Baboon - Lungs
Horus
“The Distant One”
The Four Sons of Horus
Guardians of the Canopic Jars
Duamutef
Jackal - Stomach
Qebehsenuef
Hawk - Intestines

8. Sobek Anubis Khnum Thoth
Crocodile
“Watcher”
Anubis
Black Jackal
“He Who is On the Mountain”
Khnum
Ram
“Builder”
Thoth
Ibis
“He Who is Like the Ibis”

9. Sekhmet Khepri Meretseger
Lioness
“Mighty One”
Khepri
Scarab
“He Who is Coming into Being”
Meretseger
Cobra
“She Who Loves Silence”

10. “She Who Causes Breath”
Hathor
Cow
“Lady in the Sky”
Selket
Scorpion
“She Who Causes Breath”
Tawaret
Hippopotamus
“She Who is Great”