Egyptian Pantheon

The land and culture of ancient Egypt goes back thousands of years.  Ancient Egypt was able to sustain a bloodline dynasty for over 6,000 years and probably as far back as 42,000 years.  The last pharaoh of Egypt was Caesarion who was the son of Cleopatra and Caesar.  Egypt fell to the Romans and then to the Arabs.  The Coptics are considered to be the remnants of some of the ancient Egyptians. 

Today Egypt has a population of about 82 million people.  Some of the ancient architecture of ancient Egypt is still around and being preserved.  The ancient pantheons of Egypt had different names for their gods/goddesses depending on the location and time of ancient Egypt.  Around 6,000 years ago, Egypt was divided into two kingdoms (lower and upper Egypt) when it was united by Pharaoh Scorpion (Narmer). 

Here is a list of some of the major gods/goddesses of ancient Egypt:

Isis - Mother of the dynasty, wife of Osiris, mother of Horus, Goddess of Magic
Osiris - God of the Dead and God of the Crops, Lord of Sirius, Father of Horus
Horus - God of Egypt, Fought Set for his Kingdom
Set - God of the Desert, Murdered Osiris
Anubis - Half- Brother of Horus
Geb - God of the Earth, Father of Osiris, Set, Nephthys and Isis
Nephthys - Sister of Isis
Nut - Sky Goddess and Sister-wife of Geb, Mother of Osiris, Set, Nephthys and Isis



By Rita Jean Moran (www.thelibrarykids.com)


Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt

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