Kemetist Deities (Battle of Belusium)

Kemetist deities are the gods and goddesses in Kemetism. As a polytheistic religion, Kemetism possesses many gods each with distinct characteristics and features. It is believed that the gods represent Ma'at (order), and

Characteristics
Kemetism is, to an extent, animistic, holding that nature itself is divinely represented. As such,

Creation Duo
In the Kemetist creation story, there was originally just a primal nubstance called Nun. Then, from Nun, came the celestial egg, which Ra emerged from. Apep emerged at the same time from Nun itself.

Ra
The god of the sun and creation. After he emerged, he created the universe, as well as the other gods. Its believed that Ra fights Apep each night in the Underworld in the continouous conflict with Chaos. Though older images would depict Ra as a falcon, or a man with the head of a falcon, Ra is now more traditionally potrayed as a golden man wearing the sun disc on his head, carrying a spear.

Apep
Apep (or Apophis) is not necessarily a god, so much as he's a physical manifestation of chaos and darkness. Typically depicted as a giant snake, Apep is said to seek the complete destruction of creation, and is kept at bay in the Underworld by Ra leading the other gods against him.

Other Major Gods

 * Horus: The god of kings, and vengeance. Horus is traditionally depicted as a falcon, or a man with the head of a falcon.
 * Osiris
 * Isis
 * Set
 * Nepthys
 * Sobek
 * Bast
 * Anubis
 * Sekhemet
 * Thoth

Minor Gods

 * Tawaret
 * Bes
 * Wadjet
 * Nekhbet
 * Babi
 * Hapi

Patron Gods
Many branches of modern Kemetism, including mainstream, hold that each family possess a patron deity, which is tasked with watching over, and protecting them against Chaos.