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Egyptian gods

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MAJOR
1st Generation
Ra/Re                 Falcon-headed god of the sun, creator of the world
Aten/Aton           The sun disk, a manifestation of Re   
Atum                  The god of the setting sun, a manifestation of Re
Khepri                Beetle/Scarab god of the rising sun, a manifestation of Re

Iusaaset              Shadow of Atum, Mother/Grandmother of the gods

2nd Generation
Maat                  The personification of truth and justice, daughter of Re
Thoth                  Ibis-headed god of wisdom and writing, Vizier/Scribe of the gods

Amun                 The god of air/invisibility, patron of Thebes, Later merged with Re
Amaunet/Mut      Female aspect of Amun

Shu                    The god of the air, father of Geb and Nut
Tefnut                 Lion-headed goddess of dew and rain, sister/wife of Shu

Ptah                   The god of craftsmen, patron of Memphis, husband of Sekhmet
Sekhmet             Lion goddess of motherhood, fire and war, patron of Upper Egypt

3rd Generation
Geb                    The god of the earth, father of Osiris,Set, Isis,Nephthys
Nut                     The goddess of the sky, sister/wife of Geb

Khnum               Ram-headed creator of Mankind, protector of the Nile
Satis                   Deification of the Nile's annual floods, patron of hunters, wife of Khnum

4th Generation
Set                     Dog-headed god of deserts, storms and chaos, father of Sobek
Nephthys           The goddess of women, deserts and death, sister/wife of Set

Osiris                The god of vegetation and the Afterlife, father of Horus
Isis                    The goddess of motherhood, children and magic, sister/wife of Osiris

Neith                The goddess of war, hunting and weaving, patron of Sais, mother of Sobek

5th Generation
Horus               Falcon-headed god of the sky,patron of pharaohs
Hathor              Cow goddess of love and beauty, wife of Horus

Hapi                The god of the Nile's annual flooding
Meret             The goddess of singing and dancing, wife of Hapi

Sobek             Crocodile-headed god of water and fertility, creator of the Nile waters
Renenutet        Snake goddess of harvests and good fortune, wife of Sobek

Anubis             Jackel-headed god of mummification, son of Osiris and Nephthys
Anput              The wife of Anubis

Bes                 Dwarf god of good fortune and the home
Khonshu         The god of the moon, son of Amun and Mut
Mentu             Falcon/Bull-headed god of war
Min                The god of fertility
Nefertem        The god of perfumes and beautification, son of Ptah and Sekhmet

Anukis             The goddess of the Nile's 1st Cataract, daughter of Khnum and Satis
Bast/Bastet      Cat goddess of motherhood and the sun's warmth, patron of Lower Egypt
Iusaaset           Shadow of Atum, Mother/Grandmother of the gods
Nekhbet          Vulture goddess of Upper Egypt, protector of pharaohs
Taweret           Hippopotamus goddess of pregnant women
Wadjet            Serpent goddess of Lower Egypt, protector of pharoahs  
Wosret            Patron goddess of Thebes, protector of Horus

OTHER DEITIES
Aphopis         Serpent of the Underworld, enemy of Re
Heka             The god of magic, patron of Wizards and doctors, son of Khnum
Ihy                 The god of musicians, son of Horus and Hathor
Maahes          Lion god of war, son of Bastet
Nu/Nun           Frog god of the Primordial Waters
Sah                 Personification of the constellation Orion
Sheshmu        Punisher of sinners, patron of oils and wine
Sia                 The personification of wisdom
Sokar             Falcon god of death, protector of tombs, patron of tomb builders  
Sopdet            Personification of Sirius, herald of the New Year, wife of Sah
Soped            Hawk personification of Egypt's eastern frontier, son of Sah
Wadjwer        The god of the Mediterranean and the Nile Delta

Bat                 Cow-goddess personification of the cosmos and Milky Way
Hemsut          The goddess of fate and protection
Heqet             Frog goddess of fertility and childbirth
Mafdet           Cheetah goddess of official power and legal justice
Meshkhenet   The goddess of childbirth, creator of each person's Ka(Soul)
Meretseger     Cobra goddess of the desert, patroness of the Valley of the Kings
Naunet            Snake goddess of the primordial waters, female aspect of Nu
Nebtu            The goddess of oasis'
Kebechet       The goddess of freshness and purification, daughter of Anubis
Selket            The goddess of medicine, magic and childbirth
Seshat            The goddess of time, art, math, science and architecture
Swenet          The patron goddess of Aswan
To properly understand all of the Egyptian Names I've listed, one has to understand some of the beliefs of ancient Egypt.
So here are the names of some of the hundreds of gods the Egyptians worshiped,

All of this has given me a better appreciation of what Moses faced when GOD told him to tell the Pharaoh
(who was regarded as divine himself) to let the Hebrews go!

It especially reminds me of GOD's First Commandment:

"You shall have no other gods before Me." Ex 20:3

For all the gods of the peoples are idols, But the LORD made the heavens.
I Chronicles 16:26

"I am the LORD, and there is no other. There is no God besides Me."
Isaiah 45:5

"Look to ME and be saved, all you ends of the Earth!
For I am GOD and there is no other." Isaiah 45:22

"I, even I, am the LORD, and beside Me there is no Savior."
Hosea 13:4

"You shall worship the LORD your GOD and HIM only you shall serve."
Matthew 4:10

I pray that we all remember that. And that we not get so caught up in the study of false gods that we ignore the real One!
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WOW! This is very helpful! ^^
Thank you very much! :hug: