1. By: Meghan Cooke

2. What are Gods and Goddesses? By definition, a god is one who is worshiped or followed.By definition, a god is one who is worshiped or followed. They first started being worshipped around the beginning of the Old Kingdom, around 3000 B.C.They first started being worshipped around the beginning of the Old Kingdom, around 3000 B.C.

3. There is a possibility that there is 2,000 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses. 16 main Gods and Goddesses are: Amon – God of Air, War, Fertility Anubis – God of Mummification Bes – God of marriage, love, dancingBes – God of marriage, love, dancing Hathor – Goddess of love, birth, death, music, pleasure Horus – Original god of the sky, falcon god Isis – Divine mother, Guardian of coffins Khnum – God of water Min – God of fertility Nut – Mother of the sun, moon, and heavenly bodies Osiris – God of the underworld and vegetation Re – God of the sunRe – God of the sun Seth – God of chaos and confusion Shu – God of air Thoth – God of writing, counting, wisdom, and moon Bast – Cat goddessBast – Cat goddess Wepwawet – War god

4. Bibliography Waterson, Barbara “Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt Gallery.” BBC. 2005. (6 Oct. 2005) Unknown. “Ancient Egypt Gods and Goddesses.” History Link 101. 1 Jan. 2004. (6 Oct. 2005)