Alternative History
Alternative History

Egyptian deities are the gods and goddesses worshipped in Egypt. The beliefs and rituals surrounding these gods form the core of Kemetism, which emerged sometime in prehistory. Deities represent natural forces and phenomena, and the Egyptians support and appease them through offerings and rituals so that these forces would continue to function according to maat, or divine order. After the founding of the Egyptian state in 3150 BC, the authority to perform these tasks was controlled by the pharaoh, who became the gods' representative and managed the temples where the rituals are carried out.

The gods' complex characteristics were expressed in stories and in intricate relationships between deities: family ties, loose groups and hierarchies, and combinations of separate gods into one. Deities' diverse appearances in art—as animals, humans, objects, and combinations of different forms—also alluded, through symbolism, to their essential features.

In different eras, various gods were said to hold the highest position in divine society, including the solar deity Ra, the mysterious god Amun, and the mother goddess Isis. The highest deity was credited with the creation of the world and often connected with the life-giving power of the sun. The Egyptians came to recognize a single divine power that lay behind all things and was present in all the other deities. Yet they never abandoned their original polytheistic view of the world, except during the era of Atenism in the 14th century BC, when official religion focused exclusively on an abstract solar deity, the Aten.

Gods are assumed to be present throughout the world, capable of influencing natural events and the course of human lives. People interacted with them in temples and unofficial shrines, for personal reasons as well as for larger goals of state rites. Egyptians prayed for divine help, used rituals to compel deities to act, and called upon them for advice. Humans' relations with their gods were a fundamental part of Egyptian society.

List of Deities

Image Name Atribute Cult Center Image Name Atribute Cult Center
Major Deities
Male Female
Aker
Aker A god of Earth and the horizon Abydos
Amunet
Amunet Female counterpart of Amun and a member of the Ogdoad Waset
Amun post Amarna (azure skin color)
Amun A creator god, patron deity of the city of Thebes, and the preeminent deity in Egypt during the New Kingdom Waset
Anat (Goddess)
Anat A war and fertility goddess, originally from Syria, who entered Egyptian religion in the Middle Kingdom. A daughter of Ra, thus, in Egypt, a sister of Astarte Tanis
Anhur (God)
Anhur A god of war and hunting, general of the gods Sesostria
Anput
Anput The goddess of funerals, embalming and protector of the dead, female counterpart to Anubis Hardai
Anubis standing
Anpu The god of funerals, embalming and protector of the dead Hardai
Anuket
Anuket A feathered headdress wearing goddess of Egypt's southern frontier regions, particularly the lower cataracts of the Nile Elephantine
Aten
Aten Sun disk deity who became the focus of the monolatrous or monotheistic Atenist belief system in the reign of Akhenaten. Was also the literal sun disk Akhetaten
Bastet
Bastet Goddess represented as a cat or lioness, patroness of the city of Bubastis, linked with protection from evil Bubastis
Atum
Atum A creator god and solar deity, first god of the Ennead Heliopolis
Hathor cow
Bat Cow goddess from early in Egyptian history, eventually absorbed by Hathor Hutsekhem
Banebdjedet (God)
Banebdjedet A ram god, patron of the city of Mendes Mendes
Hathor
Hathor One of the most important goddesses, linked with the sky, the sun, sexuality and motherhood, music and dance, foreign lands and goods, and the afterlife. One of many forms of the Eye of Ra. She is often depicted as a cow Tentyra
Bennu bird
Bennu A solar and creator deity, depicted as a heron Heliopolis
Hatmehit
Hatmehit Goddess of Mendes, good scents and perfumery Mendes
Deity Bes
Bes Apotropaic god, represented as a dwarf, particularly important in protecting children and women in childbirth Hermopolis
Heqet (Goddess)
Heqet Frog goddess said to protect women in childbirth Qus
Geb
Geb An earth god and member of the Ennead Memphis
Hesat (Goddess)
Hesat A maternal cow goddess Heliopolis
Hapy tying
Hapi Personification of the Nile flood, His form is represented in the Egyptian Coat of Arms Elephantine
Hathor, mistress of the west
Amentet An afterlife goddess closely linked with Isis and Hathor Canopus
Heryshaf (God)
Heryshaf Ram god worshipped at Herakleopolis Magna Hutnesut
Isis
Isis Wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, linked with funerary rites, motherhood, protection, and magic. She became a major deity in Greek and Roman religion Per-Hebit and Wabt
Heka (God)
Heka Deity of magic and medicine Senyt
Iusaaset (Goddess)
Iusaaset Consort Of Atum, Goddess Of Creation, and Acacia Trees. Heliopolis
Horus standing
Horus A major god, usually shown as a falcon or as a human child, linked with the sky, the sun, kingship, protection, and healing. Often said to be the son of Osiris and Isis. Behdet and Hierakonpolis
Maat goddess
Maat Goddess who personifies truth, justice, and order All cities, but Hermopolis in particular
Iah
Iah A moon god Busiris
Mafdet (Goddess)
Mafdet A predatory goddess said to destroy dangerous creatures Abydos
Ihy (God)
Ihy A child deity born to Horus and Hathor, representing the music and joy produced by the sistrum Memphis
Mehet-Weret (Goddess)
Mehet-Weret A celestial cow goddess Akhmin
Khepri
Khepri A solar creator god, often treated as the morning aspect of Ra and represented by a scarab beetle Heliopolis
Menhit
Menhit A lioness goddess Iuniet
Khnum (based on reliefs)
Khnum A ram god, the patron deity of Elephantine, who was said to control the Nile flood and give life to gods and humans Elephantine
Meret goddess
Meret The goddess of rejoicing who established cosmic order Elephantine
Khonsu
Khonsu A moon god, son of Amun and Mut Waset
Meretseger
Meretseger A cobra goddess who oversees the Theban Necropolis, protector of the blind Waset
Maahes (God)
Maahes A lion god, son of Bastet Taremu
Meskhenet standing
Meskhenet A goddess who presides over childbirth Pertaweret, household deity
Min
Min A live bull god worshipped at Heliopolis as a manifestation of Ra Akhmin
Mut
Mut Consort of Amun, worshipped at Thebes Waset
Mnevis (God)
Mnevis A live bull god worshipped at Heliopolis as a manifestation of Ra Heliopolis
Neith goddess
Neith A creator and hunter goddess, patron of the city of Sais in Lower Egypt Sais
Montu
Montu A god of war and the sun, worshipped at Thebes Waset
Nekhbet (Goddess)
Nekhbet A vulture goddess, the tutelary deity of Upper Egypt Nekheb
Nefertum
Nefertum God of the lotus blossom from which the sun god rose at the beginning of time. Son of Ptah and Sekhmet Memphis
Nepit goddess
Nepit A goddess of grain, female counterpart of Neper Memphis
Nemty
Nemty Falcon god, worshipped in Middle Egypt, who appears in myth as a ferryman for greater gods Badari
Nepthys
Nephthys A member of the Ennead, the consort of Set, who mourned Osiris alongside Isis Hutsekhem
Neper god
Neper A god of grain Memphis
Goddess Nut
Nut A sky goddess, a member of the Ennead Memphis
Osiris
Osiris god of death and resurrection who rules the underworld and enlivens vegetation, the sun god, and deceased souls Abydos
Pakhet (Goddess)
Pakhet A lioness goddess mainly worshipped in the area around Minu tombs Menatkhufu
Ptah standing
Ptah A creator deity and god of craftsmen, the patron god of Memphis Memphis
Qed-Her
Qed-her Gate Goddess of Duat, Goddess of receptionist Abydos
Ra-Horakhty
Ra The foremost Egyptian sun god, involved in creation and the afterlife. Mythological ruler of the gods, father of every Egyptian king, and the patron god of Heliopolis Heliopolis
Goddess Qadesh
Qetesh A goddess of sexuality and sacred ecstasy from Syria and Canaan, adopted into Egyptian religion in the New Kingdom Pelusium
Resheph (god)
Resheph Syrian god of war and disease Avaris
Renenutet (Goddess)
Renenutet An agricultural goddess Tarenenut
Set
Seth An ambivalent god, characterized by violence, chaos, and strength, connected with the desert. Murderer of Osiris and enemy of Horus, but also a supporter of the king Nubt
RENPET
Renput Goddess who personifies the year Hermopolis
Shezmu (God)
Shezmu A god of wine, Blood, and oil presses who also slaughters condemned souls Behdet
Satet (goddess)
Satet A goddess of Egypt's southern frontier regions Elephantine
Shu
Shu Embodiment of wind or air, a member of the Ennead Iunu
Sekhmet
Sekhmet A lioness goddess, both destructive and violent and capable of warding off disease, protector of the pharaohs who led them in war, the consort of Ptah and one of many forms of the Eye of Ra Memphis
Sobek
Sobek Crocodile god, worshipped in the Paiyom and at Nubt Shedet
Serket
Serqet A scorpion goddess, invoked for healing and protection Tjenu
Sokar
Sokar God of the Memphite Necropolis and of the afterlife in general Memphis
Seshat
Seshat Goddess of writing and record-keeping, depicted as a scribe Memphis
Sopdu
Sopdu A god of the sky and of Egypt's eastern border regions Per-Sopdu
Sopdet
Sopdet Personification of the star Sirius, mother of Sopdu Memphis
Thoth - Djehuty
Thoth A moon god, and a god of writing and scribes, and patron deity of Hermopolis Hermopolis
Taweret
Taweret Hippopotamus goddess, protector of women in childbirth Pertaweret, household deity
Tutu (God)
Tutu Slayer of demons Djasdjasetet
Tefnut (Goddess)
Tefnut Lioness goddess of moisture and a member of the Ennead Taremu
Wadj-Wer
Wadj-wer Personification of the Mediterranean sea or lakes of the Nile Delta Memphis
Wadjet (Deity)
Wadjet A cobra goddess, the tutelary deity of Lower Egypt Buto
Wepwawet (God)
Wepwawet A jackal god, the patron deity of Zawty, connected with warfare and the afterlife Zawty
Wosret
Wosret Protector of the young Waset
Hermaphroditic
Heh
Heh Personification of infinity and a member of the Ogdoad Hermopolis
Heh as chaos
Nun Personification of the formless, watery disorder from which the world emerged at creation and a member of the Ogdoad Memphis
Kek and Kauket
Kek The god of Chaos and Darkness, as well as being the concept of primordial darkness. Kek's female form is known as Kauket. Hermopolis
Tatenen (God)
Tatenen Personification of the first mound of earth to emerge from chaos in ancient Egyptian creation story Memphis
Secondary Deities Tertiary Deities
Male Female Male Female
Aani Hery-sha-duat Ahti Perit Ȧakhu Khenti-Khas Untả Neb ảri-t-qerr-t
Aati Hu Amathaunta Pesi Ảakhu-ḥetch-t Maa-ảb-khenti-ảḥ-t-f Up Neb ảrit-tcheṭflu
Abu Rā-Ḥerakhty Ammit Qererti Ảakhu-ra Maa-ảtht-f Up-hai Neb ảs-ḥatt
Am-heh Rem Amn Qerhet Ảakhu-sa-ta-f Maa-en-Rā Up-shāt-taui Neb ȧs-ur
Amenhotep I Reshep Anhefta Raet-Tawy Ảakhui Maa-f-ur Up-uatu Neb Ȧter
Amenhotep son of Hapu Sah Anit Rekhit Ȧmi-beq Maa-ḥa-f Upi-sekhemti Neb ȧter-Shemā
Amu-Aa Sebeg Anuke Sait Ảmi-haf Maa-mer-f Upt-heka Neb ảur
Anaf Sebiumeker Ảpet Sefkhet-Abwy Ami-Ḥe-t-Serqet-Ka-hetep-t Maga Upȧst Neb Aut
An-hetep-f Sed Astarte Sehith Ảmi-kar Men-t Upu Neb Bȧa-t
An-mut-f Sekhemus Ba'alat Gebal Sekhat-Hor Ảmi-keḥau Meni Ur Neb ḥekau
An-tcher-f Sepa Beset Sekhet-Metu Ảmi-naut-f Menu Urȧrset Neb ḥetep
Andjety Sepes Besna Seret Ảmi-nehţ-f Menu-nesu-Ḩeru Ur-at Neb Khasa
Ani Sepṭu Esna Sesenet-Khu Ảmi-neter Menu-qeṭ Ur-heka Neb Khebit
Anti Serapis Hedetet Shemat-Khu Ảmi-Nu Meţ-en-Ảsảr Ur-henhenu Neb peḥti
Apedemak Igai Heptet Shentayet Ȧmi-Pe Meţ-ḥer Ur-henu Neb Per-res
Apep Imhotep Heret-Kau Shenty Ảmi-reţ Meṭes Ur-khert Neb petti
Āpesh Kagemni Hert-ketit-s Shesmetet Ảmi-seḥseḩ Meţes Ur-maati-f Neb Sa
Apis Khentekhtai Hert-Nemmat-Set Swenet Ảmi-sekhet-f Meţes-ảb Ur-metuu-ḩer-ȧat-f Neb Sam
Arensnuphis Khenti-Amenti Hert-sefu-s Ta-Bitjet Ảmi-sepa-f Meṭes-neshen Ur-peḥti Neb sau-ta
Asclepius Khenti-qerer Heru-pa-kaut Tafner Ảmi-suḥt-f Meţi Ur-peḩui-f Neb sebu
Ash Kherty Heset Ta-Sent-Nefert Ảmi-ta Meţni Urrtȧ Neb Septi
Astennu Khesfu Hetepes-Sekhus Tayt Ảmi-ut Meţu-ta-f Female Neb-t ȧakhu
Ba Kneph Iabet Temet Ảnmut-făbesh Neb Ảmi-khent-āat Neb-t ȧnemit
Ba-Ra Mandulis Iat Temtith Antywy Neb ảa Ảmi-pet-seshem-neterit Neb-t ānkh
Baal Mehen Ipy Tenenet Aqen Neb ảmakh Ảmi-urt Neb-t ānkhiu
Babi Imset Ishtar Themath Ảri Neb ankh Ảmi-utchat-sảakhu-Ảtemt Neb-t Ảţu
Ba-Pef Nefer Hor Iusaaset Thermuthis Ảri-em-ăua Neb āq-t Ảmit-Qeţem Nebt-Āu-Khenti-Ṭuat
Bata Neferhotep Iw Thmei Ảri-en-ȧb-f Neb Kheper-Khenti-Ṭuat Ảmit-she-t-urt Neb-t au-t-ȧb
Buchis Nehebu-Kau Kebehut Tjenmyt Ảri-ḥetch-f Neb Khert-ta Āpertra Neb-t Kheper
Dedun Panebtawy Ken Unut Ảri-ren-f-tehesef Neb pāt Ảrit-ȧakhu Neb-t usha
Denwen Petbe Khefthernebes Usit Ảri-tchet-f Neb seb-t Ảriti Nebetun
Djebuty Peteese Matit Wepset Ảrit-Ảmen Neb Uast Ba-khati Nebt Ānnu
Djefa Pihor Mehit Werethekau Athpi Neb-Un Baiut-s-ảmiu-heh Neterit-nekhenit-Rā
Dionysus-Osiris Ptah-hotep Menhit Hedjhotep Aati Neb user Ḥebit Un-baiusit
Fa Qebeḥsenuf Meret Shai Ba Neb utchat-ti Hetemit Unnit
Fetket Qebui Nakith Faltis Ba-ảakhu-hā-f Nebti Ḥunit Unnuit
Gengen Wer Ra-ateni Naunet Semi Ba-em-uār-ur Nekenher Ḥunit Pe Upit
Ha Seta-Ta Nebethetepet Ba-ta Neter Ḥunit urit Ur-ā
Ḥapy Setcheh Nebt-Ankhiu Ba-tau Neterti Ḥuntheth Urit
Hapy-Wet Setem Nebt-Khu Ba-utcha-hāu-f Neter bah Ḥurit urit Urit-ȧmi-t-Ṭuat
Hardedef Shed Nebt-Mat Ḥeb Neter neferu Maa-ā Urit-em-sekhemu-s
Harmachis Shehbui Nebt-Setau Ḥun-sāḥu Neter-hāu Maa-neter-s Urit-en-kru
Harsomtus Sia Nebt-Shat Ḥutchai Neter-ka-qetqet Neb Ȧa-t Urit-ḥekau
Haurun Sopdu Nebt-Shefshefet Khenti-en-Sa-t Neter-kha Neb Ȧa-t-Then Urti-ḥethati
Heneb Duamutef Nefertari (Queen Ahmose Nefertari) Khenti-heh-f Netrit-ta-meh Neb āāu
Henkhisesui Weneg Nehmetawy Khenti-ḥenthau Netrit-Then Neb-ābui
Heru-Khu Wenenu Pelican Khenti-Ḥet Ȧnes Nuuhuikhet Neb ȧkeb
Yam Khenti-kha-t-ảnes Unnti Neb Ȧnit