Greek name | Egyptian name | Realm | Genealogy |
---|---|---|---|
Nut | No info | All Mother Goddess of the Sky | Wife of Re, Geb, Thoth Mother of Osiris, Horus the elder, Set, Nephthys, & Isis |
Re | No info | All Father God of Sun Creator |
Husband of Nut Father of Osiris & Horus the Elder |
Geb | No info | God of the earth | Husband of Nut Father of Set & Nephthys |
Thoth | Djehuty | God of divine words | Husband of Nut Father of Isis |
Isis | Aset, Ast | Great Goddess Goddess of green crops | Daughter of Nut & Thoth Wife of Osiris Mother of Horus |
Osiris | Usir, Wesir, Unnefer | God of earth, ruler of Gods, king of Egypt Then God of truth, Lord of Dead |
Son of Nut & Re Husband of Isis Father of Horus |
Seth | Sutekh, Set | God of darkness, destruction, death God of desert |
Son of Nut & Geb Husband of Nephthys |
Nepthys | Nebt-het, Nebhet | Guide of the Dead Goddess of Birth |
Daughter of Nut & Geb Wife of Set |
Horus | Hor, Heru | Ruler of Gods, after Osiris Intermediary between humans and Gods |
Son of Isis & Osiris |
Hathor | Het-heru | Great Goddess Celestial Cow Eye of Re Goddess of love, happiness, women, fertility, music |
Daughter of Re |
Anubis | Anpu | Judge of the Dead Jackal headed God of embalming |
Son of Nephthys and Re? |
Bast | Bastet | Goddess of the Sun and Moon Protector of pregnant women Goddess of fire, cats, sunlight |
Daughter of Re |
Apophis | Apep | Egyptian snake of the Underworld God of chaos |
No info |
Phoenix | Benu | Mythical bird born from its own ashes the Rising Sun |
No info |
Sachmis | Sekhet, Sakhmet | Goddess of war, vengeance, violence, destruction | Wife of Ptah |
Works Cited
Encyclopedia Mythica. 1995. 31 July 2006 <http://www.pantheon.org/>.
Perry, Cheryl. Ancient Civilizations - Egypt: Land and Lives of the Pharaohs Revealed. Hong Kong: Global, 2005. 80-1.
Rosenberg, Donna. World Mythology: An Anthology of the Great Myths and Epics. 3rd ed. Chicago: NTC, 1999. 2-21.