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ANCIENT LUXOR
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DEITIES OF ANCIENT EGYPT - K-O
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Compiled by Charles Woods |
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Name |
Function |
| Kebehwet (Kebehut) |
Serpent goddess, daughter of Anubis, king’s sister |
| Khefthernebes |
A personification of the Theban necropolis, but overshadowed by Imentet, Meretsega, and Hathor. |
| Khenty-irty (Khenty Khem) |
Old Kingdom falcon god, assimilated into Horus |
| Khenty-khety |
Old Kingdom falcon headed man, local deity of Athribis, absorbed into Horus |
| Khepri |
Scarab beetle god, representative of Re as the morning sun. |
| Kherty |
Ram god of the netherworld |
Khnum |
Important Ram god associated with the Nile and fertility, a personification of the creative force. |
| Khonsu |
Moon god, son of Mut and Amun, associated with Thebes, formed a triad, Amun Mut and Khonsu. |
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Name |
Function |
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There are no Gods beginning with L |
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M |
Name |
Function |
| Maat |
abstract concept of Truth and Justice personified as the goddess Maat. |
| Mafdet |
From Old Kinghdom, goddess, destroyer of harmful animals. |
| Mahes (alt. Mihos) |
Relatively unimportant lion god from New Kingdom, a war god of sacred places. |
| Mandulis (alt.Merwell, Merul) |
A Nubian solar god later to be equated with Horus |
| Mehen |
A serpent god that protects Re on his nightly journey through the underworld. |
Mehet-Weret (alt. Methyr) - |
An ancient cow goddess associated with Hathor. |
| Mekhit |
A minor lioness goddess, some similarities to Sekhmet. |
| Menhyt |
A little known lioness goddess, associated with Neith and Wadjet. |
| Meretseger (Dehenet Imentet) |
goddess of the Valley of the Kings, and all the western necropolis at Thebes |
| Merhyt |
Little known goddess associated with water and the r. Nile. |
| Merit |
Minor goddess of music. |
Meskhenet - . |
Goddess of childbirth, also associated with rebirth in the afterlife |
| Mestjet |
A little known lion-headed goddess from 21st dynasty. Associated with the “eye” |
| Min (Menu) |
Known from Archaic Period, connected to male fertility, became associated with Amun during the 18th dynasty. |
| Mnevis (alt. Mer-wer) |
Bull god of Heliopolis from early times. Incorporated into sun worship. |
| Montu |
Falcon headed war god, rose to importance during the 11th dynasty, and again under Thuthmosis III of the 18th dynasty. |
Moon |
Essentially the god Thoth. Associated with scribes and knowledge. |
| Mut |
Senior Mother Goddess who ruled in Thebes. Not known before the end of the Middle Kingdom. |
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Name |
Function |
| Nebet-hetepet |
Minor Heliopolitan goddess, female counterpart to Atum |
| Neferhetep |
Son of Hathor, similar to the child god Ihy. |
| Nefertem |
God of the Lotus blossom, also associated with perfumes |
| Nehebu-kau |
Protective serpent deity of the underworld. |
| Nehemtawy |
Minor goddess, consort of Thoth and Nehebu-Kau |
Neith |
Prehistoric goddess, powerful goddess of war, creation, funery and as a mother goddess. |
| Nekhbet |
Vulture goddess of Nekhbet, modern el-Kab |
| Nemty |
Ancient falcon deity absorbed into Horus from early times |
| Neper |
A grain deity |
| Nephthys |
Funery goddess, subordinate to Isis. Origininated in Heliopolis |
Nergal |
Mesopotamian god similar to the Semetic god of war, Reshep. |
| Nun |
"Father” of the gods, personification of the primeval waters. |
| Nut |
Goddess personifying the vault of the heavens, origin in Heliopolis |
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Name |
Function |
| Onuris |
alt. Anhur. God of war and hunting |
Osiris - |
Important god of death, resurrection and fertility |
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