Foreword:
This article mainly introduces the source of Egyptian mythology, the definition of the afterlife in Egyptian mythology, the origin of the invention of embalming in Egyptian mythology, all Egyptian gods and goddesses (main gods, animal gods and other gods).
Egyptian mythology (also ancient Egyptian religion) refers to the god system and religion that the ancient Egyptians believed in before the spread of Christianity and Islam. However, the beliefs of the ancient Egyptians have gone through a history of almost 3,000 years, and there have been many major changes in it, so it is impossible to explain a complete belief system in an article, or even an entire book. The biggest difference between Egyptian mythology and Greek or Roman mythology is that most of the gods in Egyptian mythology have human bodies and animal heads (all Egyptian gods and goddesses).
Afterlife: The ancient Egyptians believed that they went to the afterlife after death. They believe that the body is a container for the soul, which leaves its body every night and returns in the morning. They also believe that the soul will be resurrected after death, and the body must be preserved so that the soul has its own home, so they invented embalming and mummification. Not only that, but they believe that after a person dies, Osiris will weigh his heart to judge its good and evil, and then decide whether the soul will be resurrected or destroyed.
Embalming in Egypt: Embalming was invented during the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt, since it was believed that protecting the bodies of Ka and Ba would help preserve the soul.
List of Egyptian Mythological Characters (all Egyptian gods and goddesses): The beliefs of the ancient Egyptians belonged to the category of polytheism, and most of them could use animals as their symbols.
Main Gods of Egyptian Mythology:
Amon: Lord God – who is the god of all gods in egyptian mythology
Ra: The sun god – who is the king of the gods in egyptian mythology
Anubis: The guardian of the tomb, escorting the soul to another world, in the form of a wolf head
Horus: God of vengeance, guardian of kingship, in the form of an eagle
Isis/Auset: Wife of Osiris, mother of Horus, mother of the earth, also ruler of life
Nut: God of the sky
Osiris: Pluto, also in charge of abundance
Aton/Aten: The sun god of the morning
Atum: The sun god of the setting sun
Khons/Chons: The son of Amon and Mut, the moon god, also in charge of medicine
Shu: God of the air
Min/Menu, Amsu: The patron saint of travellers, also in charge of production and harvest
Month/Mentu, Men Thu: Division war, the shape is the head of the eagle
Mut/Golden Dawn, Auramooth: Amon’s wife, in charge of war, shaped like a lion
Thoth: The god of wisdom
Seth: The god of chaos
Animal god in egyptian mythology:
Bast/Bastet: Cat god – egyptian cat gods and goddesses
Edjo: Snake God, Symbol and Patron Saint of Lower Egypt – egyptian snake gods and goddesses
Heqet: The frog god
Khepri: Scarab
Khnum: The ram god
Sati: God of elephants
Sekhmet: The lioness god
Selket: Scorpion god
Sobek: The crocodile god
Other Gods in Egyptian Mythology:
Anuket: Water God
Apis: The god of fertility and fertility, in the shape of a bull
Bes: Music god
Geb/Seb: Earth God
Harpocrates/Hor-pa-kraat;Golden Dawn, Hoor-par-kraat: Horus’ name as a child
Hathor/Het-Heru，Het-Hert: Wife of Horus, responsible for love and fertility
Imhotep/Imouthis: Patron Saint of Medicine and Tower
Maat: The god of justice and order
Neith/Net, Neit; Gold Dawn, Thoum-aesh-neith: God of Wisdom and War
Nekhbet: Patron Saint of upper egypt
Nephthys: Mother of Anubis, Patron Saint of the dead
Ptah: The god of creation
Qetesh: The god of love and beauty
Seker: The God of Light
Tefnut: The rain god
Four Sons of Horus: Guardian of Pluto Osiris’ body
Amset: One of the four sons of Horus, protector of the liver of the deceased
Hapi, Golden Dawn, Ahephi: One of the four sons of Horus, protector of the lungs of the dead
Duamutef, Tuamutef; Golden Dawn, Thmoomathph: One of the four sons of Horus, protector of the stomach of the dead
Qebhsenuef: One of the four sons of Horus, protector of the bowels of the dead
