Major Egyptian Deities and Their Domains

Key Gods & Goddesses of Ancient Egypt

1. Ra (Re) – Sun, creation, king of gods; solar disk, scarab.
2. Osiris – Afterlife, resurrection, fertility; crook & flail, Atef crown.
3. Isis – Magic, motherhood, healing, throne; tyet knot, sistrum.
4. Horus – Sky, kingship, protection; falcon, Eye of Horus.
5. Hathor – Love, music, joy, motherhood; cow horns + sun disk.
6. Anubis – Embalming, necropolis guide; jackal head.
7. Thoth – Wisdom, writing, moon, magic; ibis/baboon.
8. Sekhmet – War, healing, solar fire; lioness.
9. Bastet – Home, cats, fertility, joy; cat/lioness.
10. Ptah – Craftsmen, creation (Memphite); mummiform, staff.

Hundreds more existed; many merged (syncretism) over 3,000 years (e.g., Amun-Ra, Ra-Horakhty).