Other Ancient Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

Although they are too many to cover, I’ve chosen some other important gods and goddesses from this magical culture that are lesser known than the ones I have already covered in detail. It’s just a list with their names, forms, and functions.

Apophis: The snake god that represented the dark of the night. He is the enemy of Ra. Ra had to defeat him every night in order for the sun to rise.

Aten: This is the solar disk that the deities wear on their heads. It became the only deity during the reign of Akhenaten and represents the god Ra.

Bastet: The feline goddess represented by the cat. There is a page in the symbols section dedicated to her – check it out here. She is the goddess of pleasure and a protection symbol.

Bes: This is like the Godfather God. He is a protector of newborns and their mothers, and also the protector of homes. He inspires joy and happiness in families and is the god of music and dancing.

Hapy: Actually a very important God to the ancient Egyptians, he represented the Nile - and in Egypt there is nothing more important to life than the Nile river. He is responsible for the annual flooding without which there would be no crops or harvest. He is thus worshipped and prayed to for this purpose. He is also a fertility god – which makes sense as his annual flood makes the soil fertile – and also the provider of food in the afterlife (as in real life as well!).

Khnum: Also called The Molder. He is the one who fashioned human beings out of clay, and is thus seen as a creator God.

Khons: God of the moon, and Thoth’s messenger of the gods. He is responsible for giving beings the breath of life and assisting in their conception.

Min: If you see his statue you would understand why he is God of fertility and represents the “vigor” of ancient Egyptian pharaohs. He is also God of rain and vegetation.

Mut: Associated and represented by the vulture, she is one of Amun’s ladies. She is also called the Great Mother, like Hathor, although she is more connected to Maat.

Nun: The primordial waters that spawned the creation of the world. See the creation myth.

Ptah: He is the god associated with time.

Sekhmet: The lioness of war, the goddess that Hathor turned into when avenging her beloved father, a ruthless destroyer of man. She is the wife of Ptah.

Sobek: The feared crocodile God of the Nile. Back then there was no dam to keep crocs away, and many ancient Egyptians were attacked by them during battles, bathing and trivial chores such as laundry. He is mostly considered evil, but sometimes thought of as a protector.

Of course there are hundreds of other ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses but it is impossible to cover them all on this site, so rest assured that now you have a good picture of the most important deities until you feel the desire to delve deeper!

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