1. AMUN-Ra The Hidden One1 Essays - Egyptian Gods, Mythology

1. AMUN-Ra "The Hidden One"1 As Zeus in Greek, Amun -Ra or Amon in Egypt is considered as Kings of Gods and Goddesses. Believed as the Father of the Pharaohs, Amun's female version is Amunet and is considered as the "The Female Hidden One". Forming the "Theban Triad", Amun and Mut along with their offspring Khonsu "Moon God" were worshipped throughout the ancient Egypt. Amun1 was not only worshipped in Egypt, but also outside Egypt as Amun -Ra after the amalgamation with the Sun God Ra of Ancient Egypt. 2. MUT "The Mother Goddess4" Mut meaning Mother in Egyptian language, is a primal deity in Egyptian who wears two crowns on her head each representing Upper and Lower Egypt. Also titled as "She who gives birth, but was herself not born of any", Mut is represented as Vulture in hieroglyphs. With different integration with various other deities Mut is portrayed as a Cat, Cobra, Cow and even Lioness. Mother of Khonsu, Mut with her different associations with many arbitraries was supported by many rulers of Egypt who followed the civilization. 3. OSIRIS "The King of Living" Considered as an oldest child of Earth God ZEB and Sky Goddess NUT, Osiris is worshipped as God of the afterlife as Egyptian believe there is life after death. Painted with green skin in the portrayals, Osiris was a god of vegetation which indicated Renewal and Growth and took in charge for the fertile flooding and the vegetation around the Nile banks.2 Osiris married his own sister Isis and was murdered by his own brother Seth. Despite being murdered by his own brother, Osiris was brought back to life by the magic of Isis for conceiving a child. Horus is the offspring of the Osiris and Isis, who avenged his father's death and arose as new king of Egypt while Osiris became the God of the Underworld and assisted for the afterlife of the Pharaohs and even the population. 4. ANUBIS "The Divine Embalmer" Before Osiris took over, Anubis patrolled the Afterlife. Being a psychopomps Anubis was the offspring of Ra and Nephthys was known for mummifying the dead ones and guiding the dead soul towards the afterlife. Having his skin tone black, he is symbolized as the dark Nile deposits which eased off farming and making it a successful one. With the head of a jackal and a body of the man Anubis was also symbolized Renaissance and the staining of the dead bodies after the embalming (Preserving the dead human remains). 5. RA "The God of Sun Radiance" A midday sun as identified Ra or Re holds important position in the Egyptian history. The God of Sun who has a sun disk around his head is believed to have created this world. Every sunrise and sunset was symbolized as renewal process. Portrayed as a falcon headed man, he and Horus shared an association which led him known as the Horus of the Horizon. Many ancient Egyptian gods were merged with Ra and many were created by him as well with some rival gods like Ptah, Isis and Apep . 6. HORUS "God of Vengeance" Horus has a special position in the Ancient Egypt. Considered as the offspring of the Osiris and Isis, he avenged his father's death and ruled Egypt. As per other myth he is considered as the brood of the Zeb and Nut, however this falcon headed man with the crown of red and white was worshipped as the God of Sky, War, Protection, Light. The eye of Horus or the Wedjat Eye was personified as the goddess Wadjet and was popularly known as "The Eye of the Ra". It symbolized that everything is being watched upon from above. 7. THOTH "God of Knowledge and Wisdom" An arbitrator who settled the disputes between good and evil, Thoth is considered as the god self created . Master of both physical and divine laws, he along with his counterpart Ma'at maintained the universe by the mastery in calculations. Egyptians acknowledge him as an author of science, philosophy and magic. An ibis or baboon headed man was considered to be the most learned god in the ancient history. Earlier considered as moon god