List of Male and Female Egyptian Major Deities

I’ve composed a list 9f Major Egyptian Deities for the other threads discussion on Egyptian Magick.
Hope this reference comes in handy. This is courtesy of Wiki

Male

Aker – A god of the earth and the horizon[3]

Amun – A creator god, patron deity of the city of Thebes, and the preeminent deity in Egypt during the New Kingdom[4]

Anhur – A god of war and hunting[5][6][7]

Anubis – God of the dead. Carries the dead to the judgement place of the Underworld

Aten – Sun disk deity who became the focus of the monolatrous or monotheistic Atenist belief system in the reign of Akhenaten[8]

Atum – A creator god and solar deity, first god of the Ennead[9]

Bennu – A solar and creator deity, depicted as a heron[10]

Geb – An earth god and member of the Ennead[11]

Hapi – Personification of the Nile flood[12]

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.[13]

Khepri – A solar creator god, often treated as the morning form of Ra and represented by a scarab beetle[14]

Khnum (Khnemu) – A ram god, the patron deity of Elephantine, who was said to control the Nile flood and give life to gods and humans[15][16]

Khonsu – A moon god, son of Amun and Mut[17]

Maahes (Mahes, Mihos) – A lion god, son of Bastet[18][19][6]

Montu – A god of war and the sun, worshipped at Thebes[20]

Nefertum – God of the lotus blossom from which the sun god rose at the beginning of time. Son of Ptah and Sekhmet.[21]

Nemty – Falcon god, worshipped in Middle Egypt,[22] who appears in myth as a ferryman for greater gods[23]

Neper – A god of grain[24]

Osiris – god of death and resurrection who rules the underworld and enlivens vegetation, the sun god, and deceased souls[25]

Ptah – A creator deity and god of craftsmen, the patron god of Memphis[26]

Ra – The sun god

Set – An ambivalent god, characterized by violence, chaos, and strength, connected with the desert. Mythological murderer of Osiris and enemy of Horus, but also a supporter of the king

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Shu – Embodiment of wind or air, a member of the Ennead[28]

Sobek – Crocodile god, worshipped in the Faiyum and at Kom Ombo[29]

Sopdu – A god of the sky and of Egypt’s eastern border regions[30]

Thoth – A moon god, and a god of writing and scribes, and patron deity of Hermopolis[31]

Wadj-wer – Personification of the Mediterranean sea or lakes of the Nile Delta

Female

Amunet – Female counterpart of Amun and a member of the Ogdoad[3]

Anuket – A feathered headdress wearing goddess of Egypt’s southern frontier regions, particularly the lower cataracts of the Nile[33][7]

Bastet – Goddess represented as a cat or lioness, patroness of the city of Bubastis, linked with protection from evil[34]

Bat – Cow goddess from early in Egyptian history, eventually absorbed by Hathor[35]

Hathor (Egyptian: Het-Hert) – 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.[36]

Hatmehit - Fish goddess
Heqet – Frog goddess said to protect women in childbirth[37]

Hesat – A maternal cow goddess[38][39]

Imentet (Amentet) – An afterlife goddess closely linked with Isis and Hathor[40][19]

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.[41]

Maat – Goddess who personified truth, justice, and order[42]

Menhit – A lioness goddess[43]

Mut – Consort of Amun, worshipped at Thebes[44]

Neith – A creator and hunter goddess, patron of the city of Sais in Lower Egypt[45]

Nekhbet (Nekhebit) – A vulture goddess, the tutelary deity of Upper Egypt[46]

Nephthys (Egyptian: Nebet-Het) – A member of the Ennead, the consort of Set, who mourned Osiris alongside Isis[47]

Nepit – A goddess of grain, female counterpart of Neper[48]

Nut – A sky goddess, a member of the Ennead[49]

Pakhet – A lioness goddess mainly worshipped in the area around Beni Hasan[50]

Renenutet – An agricultural goddess[51]

Satet – A goddess of Egypt’s southern frontier regions[52][6]

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.[53]

Tefnut – Goddess of moisture and a member of the Ennead[54]

Wadjet (Uatchit) – A cobra goddess, the tutelary deity of Lower Egypt[55]

Wosret (Egyptian: Usret) – A goddess of Thebes[56]

Both male and female forms

Anubis/Anput – The god/goddess of embalming and protector of the dead[57]

Heh – Personification of infinity and a member of the Ogdoad[58]

Kek – The god of Chaos and Darkness, as well as being the concept of primordial darkness. Kek’s female form is known as Kauket.

Nu (Nun) – Personification of the formless, watery disorder from which the world emerged at creation and a member of the Ogdoad[59]

Ra (Re) – 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.[60]

Tatenen – Personification of the first mound of earth to emerge from chaos in ancient Egyptian creation myths[61]

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This has made me rather interested in the Egyptian deities. Thanks for this post!

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Interesting.

I’m guessing you’re not done yet.

Do also remember

Tawret - Childbirth/fertility/breast-feeding deity

Bes - fertility (home and hearth?)

Shemsu - god of wine& perfume

Heka - magick

  • there’s more I can’t think of right now.

Add: I don’t know why But I find myself with a slight attraction/fascination for Tawret.

Also a tiny bit towards Imhotep a deified human architect/physician (but whether Hollywood played a part in that or not I don’t know).

Edit add: re the Hollywood comment
Hollywood used the name Imhotep for their mummy movies villainous mummy. Excluding the one with the female mummy they called Amenhet, all the mummies from Hollywood’s Universal Studios were named Imhotep (if I’m not mistaken).

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Let’s add them by all means I just intended to get us started. Good finds @Kish :raised_hands:

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Some more translation:
Anubis = Anpu
Horus the Elder = Heru-ur
Heru the Younger = Har-pa-khered
Osiris = Asar
Set = Setesh
Thoth = Djehuty
Isis = Aset/Iset
Nut = Nwt

Add:
Wepwawet
Astarte and Anat
Baal

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