Ancient Egyptians mythology gods and stories were their way to achieve immortality.
Ancient Egyptians had countless stories that affected their life deeply especially the god's myths as they had the largest and most complex pantheons of gods of any civilization in the ancient world, most of those stories about Ancient Egyptian gods were discovered on the walls of the temple in the beautiful cities Luxor & Aswan like the immortal story about gods Isis & Osiris on the walls of Philae Temple.
Here are the top 5 ancient Egyptian gods and top facts about them.
God Horus
Horus was pictured as a falcon or as a man with a falcon’s head, he was the god of sun, sky, and power, according to the story of Isis and Osiris, Horus was the son of them, Horus was raised to avenge his father’s death by his brother Seth.
The name 'Horus' might refer to a number of avian deities like:
One of the stories says that Horus lost his left eye fighting uncle Seth, but his eye was magically healed by the god Thoth.
Horus was the embodiment of the divine kingship, his name appears on many temples and artifacts from the ancient eras like the temple of Edfu that was constructed especially for him.
God Atum
Atum who is also known as the great he-she was the solar creator god of ancient Egypt, he was the first god in the Ennead of Heliopolis (the collection of nine deities).
The name Atum means complete – quite suitable as he was able to create the first divine couple by masturbating. And that is the way he made the god Shu and the goddess Tefnut who were the ancestors of all the other gods.
God Set
Set was the god of the storm and desert, he was a tricky god and also he was one of the strongest gods.
Seth was embodying the creative element of violence and disorder within the ordered world.
After he became a pharaoh his nephew Horus stole the throne from him, Set escaped to the desert where he controlled all the evil harsh lands.
Set is usually pictured with red skin and the head of an unknown animal but it's really ugly.
God Ra
Ra is the most famous ancient Egyptian gods even today, Ra was the first pharaoh ever ruled Egypt when gods were living there.
He is known as the god of the sun and the creator of everything.
The ancient Egyptians celebrated each sunrise when Ra emerged victorious again and caused a new day to begin.
When he became old he left the throne for god Osiris and retreated into the heavens.
God Sobek
Sobek was pictured as a man with the head of a crocodile, he was a powerful and frightening god, he was occasionally linked with the sun god Ra, Sobek also came to symbolize the produce of the Nile and the fertility that it brought to the land.
He is first mentioned in the Pyramid Texts, and Egyptians built a cult center for him at the temple of Kom Ombo which is one of the top places to visit in Aswan.
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