Some Gods Of The Egyptians

Anubis

Anubis was depicted as a jackal .

He was the Egyptian god of the underworld who guided the spirits of the dead into the afterlife .

Apis

Apis was depicted as a bull .

He was the Egyptian god of strength and fertility .

Bastet

Bastet ( or Bast ) was depicted with the head of a cat or lion .

She was an Egyptian goddess from Lower Egypt who was associated with joy, music and dancing .

Horus

Horus was depicted as a falcon .

This bird was the perfect symbol for the Egyptian god of the sky, light and goodness who soared above and protected the land of the Pharaohs .

Khnum

Khnum was depicted as a ram .

He was the Egyptian water god and the potter god of creation .

Seth

Seth was depicted as a strange creature that seems to be a composite of various animals like a giraffe, camel, ant eater or okapi .

He was the Egyptian god of storms and chaos .

Sobek

Sobek was depicted as a crocodile .

He was the Egyptian god of the Nile which was believed to have been created from his sweat .

Thoth

Thoth was depicted as an ibis .

Thoth was the Egyptian god of wisdom, writing, numbers, the arts, astronomy and magic .

He was also a god of the underworld, in charge of the scales in the Hall of Judgment .