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 |
(Following, under Works Cited, is a list of credits for the source materials documented on this page. Students do not need to read these credits. They are provided for documentation purposes only.)
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.