GODS AND GODDESSES

WHY GODS WERE IMPORTANT

• Gave then the nile river
• Gave life to peple animals and plants
• Gods provided

ISIS

• Most popular goddess
• Wife of Osiris
• Cause flood annualy
• Protector of the dead

OSIRIS

• God of the dead
• Killed by seth
• Gave a gift of barley
• Wife of osiris

HORUS

• Sky god
• Protector
• Fought seth
• Head of a hawk
• Lost eye

AMUN

• King of the gods
• Usually portrayed as human
• Worshiped in thebes
• Importance in 1539-1075 BCE
• God in ancient mythology

KHONSU

• Moon god
• Son of amun and mutt.
• 3 classified triad of thebes
• Had companion
• Considered as violent

SETH

• God of chaos
• Threatened harmony in egypt
• murdered his brother
• Fought horus

HOW IT AFFECTED THE EGYPTIANS

• Droughts
• Praires
• Polytheism

KEY QUESTION

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• www.readlegendsandmyths.com
• www.landsofpyramids.org
• Revealed- Ancient Egypt
• www.worldbookonline.ca