Ancient Egyptian Gods

investigation..
- Work in groups of four to investigate the
names of the following 10 gods, using the
site http://discoveringegypt.com/ancientegyptian-gods-and-goddesses/ . Read the
descriptions on the fact cards, as this will
give you hints!
- Once your group has found all of the gods,
you must race to Miss. Barnes to have your
answers checked. The first group to find all
10 gods correctly wins a prize next lesson.

Once completed find a different god that you

think is interesting and make a fact card
(blank card attached on last page).

Ancient Egyptian Gods

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God: Anubis

God: Osiris

Power: God of mummification

Power: God of the dead and of
Description: Jackal head,
the Nile floodDescription:
human body Family: Father is
Green skin, human head, wears
SetFun fact: According to
a crownFamily: Married to Isis
Ancient Egyptian belief, when
(his sister), brother is SetFun
you died you had your heart
fact: The evil Set killed Osiris
weighed to see how true it
by tricking him to get into a lead
was. Anubis was in charge of
box, which Set sealed and then
the scales that weighed your
threw into the Nile.
heart.

Ancient Egyptian Gods

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God: Ra

Goddess: Isis

Power: Perfect mother, god of

Power: God of the
sun and magicDescription:
nature
Description: Hawk head,
Human head with cow horns
human body, sun disk
and sun disk, human body
headdressFamily: Bastet
is his
Family:
Married to Osiris, son is
daughterFun fact: According
to
HorusFun fact: In one myth the
Ancient Egyptian belief,
at Set
the chopped Osiris dead
evil
end of each day Rabody
was into 14 parts and spread
swallowed by Nut the goddess
them around Egypt. Isis
of night. He was probably
the all the parts and put
collected
most important god. him together again.

Ancient Egyptian Gods

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God: Montu
Power: Protector of Egypt, god
Goddess: Bastet
of war Description: Falcon
head, human body, crown up
Power: Goddess of cats
uppercat
and lower EgyptFamily:
Description: Human body,
Mother Isis, father OsirisFun
head Family: Father is RaFun
fact:a In Egyptian mythology,
fact: Bastet was originally
Montu
was always fighting the
lioness goddess - but when
cats
evilinSet who killed his father.
became popular as pets
Egypt between 2000-1000 BCE,
she became a cat goddess.

Ancient Egyptian Gods

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Goddess: Apep

God: Seshat

Power: God of chaos and

Power: God of knowledge and
storms Description: Animal
writing Description: Ibis head,
head (animal unknown), human
human body Family: His wife is
bodyFamily: Son is AnubisFun
MaatFun fact: Seshat was
fact: Because Apep is the god
always sorting out the problems
of chaos he was always fight his
between the evil Set and
brother Osiris and he nephew
whoever he was fighting. Seshat
Horus. The modern name Seth
made sure that no one really
comes from
won - and that everything
Apep.
balanced out. He also helped
Isis put the pieces of her
husband back together.

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God: Maat

God: Ammit
Power: Goddess of truth and
Power: God of the Nile
justice Description: Human
Description: Crocodile head,
head and body Family:
human
Husband is ThothFun
fact:body
In Family: -Fun fact:
Ammit has a reputation for
ancient Egyptian mythology,
being
violent and chaotic. In
when you died and had
your
some myths
heart weighed by Anubis,
it was he is called he who
loves robbery.
Some people
weighed against the feather
of
worshipped
Maat (which you can
see her Ammit by offering
him mummified
crocodile eggs.
wearing). If your heart
was
heavier than the feather, you
were unworthy of entering the
underworld and were devoured
by a hideous goddess.

own.

Make
your

God: of the moon

Power: he has night ray
vision
Description:He has a head of
an owl and a body of a bird.
Family: Ra is his father
Fun fact: He cannot see in
daylight.