At the height of Egyptian civilisation he was called the 'King of the Gods'.

Amun

Amun was important throughout the history of ancient Egypt. However, when Amun was combined with the sun god Ra he was even more powerful. He was then called Amun-Ra.

A large and important temple was built at Thebes to honour Amun.

Anubis

Appearance:

• Man with a jackal head
• A jackal

Anubis was the god of embalming and the dead.

Since jackals were often seen in cemeteries, the ancient Egyptians believed that Anubis watched over the dead.

Anubis

Anubis was the god who helped to embalm Osiris after he was killed by Seth. Thus, Anubis was the god who watched over the process of mummifyingpeople when they died.

Priests often wore a mask of Anubis during mummification ceremonies.

 
Aten

Appearance:

• A sun disk with rays which end in hands

Aten was a form of the sun god Ra.

During the reign of Akhenaten, the Aten was made the 'king' of the gods.

Rays of Aten

Atum
'The All' or 'Perfection'
Appearance:

• Man with the double crown

Atum was a creator god.The ancient Egyptians believed that Atum was the first god to exist on earth.



AtumThe ancient Egyptians believed that Atum rose from the waters of chaos (Nun) and created all the gods.
Bastet
Appearance:

• Woman with the head of a cat

Bastet was a protective goddess.

BastetBastet was usually seen as a gentle protective goddess. However, she sometimes appeared with the head of a lioness to protect the king in battle.
The cat was a symbol of Bastet. The ancient Egyptians made many statues of cats like this one to honour Bastet.
Bastet was one of the daughters of the sun god, Ra. A great temple was built in her honour at Bubastis in the Delta.

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