Aker, two lions with backs opposed- The Earth god and there are many of them possibly older than Geb, the horizon personified, the east and west horizons of Netherworld, neutralizing a snake bite, protector Ra from Apep, protection from evil,Â
âAmaunet, snake head- Primeval; hidden power, goddess of air, protective mother, seen as keeping natural forces of universe going (maintenance like Vishnu?), some association with Neith in Karnak, which in turn associated her as a mother of Ra.
âAmentet, woman with fhawk perched on head- personification of the land of the west, amenti, the goddess of the dead, friend of the dead, the ankh, stands as the entry to the netherworld, offering food and drink to the dead,Â
âAmmit, head of crocodile- Devourer of heart at Judgement
Amun, ram, goose, double-plumed headdress- King of gods, primeval, hidden power
âAnat, woman with shield, lance, and ax- War, brutal, ruthless, morbidity, violence, sacrifice, victory, sexual love, fertility, consort of Ba'al in Ugaritic texts and twin sister of Myrrh; also seen as daughter of Ra in Egypt, so therefore by comparison, the consort of Seth, as he is equivalent to Ba'al
Anubis, jackal, jackal-headed- Cemeteries, embalming, the dead, inventor of mummification after he wrapped Osiris's dead body in linen so he didn't decay; he also guided spirits into the afterlife and he oversaw the weighing of the heart during Judgement
âAnuket, woman , tall-plumed headdress & papyrus scepter- Cataracts; huntress
Apis, bull- manifestation of Ptah, strength, fertility,Â
Apophis/Apep, snake- Underworld, chaos, enemy of Ra, literally the god of all evil, chaos, destruction, seen as Satan in Abrahamic belief systems
âAstarte, naked woman, atef-crown or bull horns, riding horse- War, Syria
Aten, sun disc- Solar, seen in a monotheistic regard, his worship was seen as the sun as a sole entity/deity, the supreme, and no other god was greater, for it was the sun that provided all life. Whereas Amun was the sun in the Netherworld, Ra was the afternoon sun, and Horus was the sunrise, Aten was the sun itself. It became a new religion in its own right, shadowing the old gods, but people still practiced the old gods in private outside of the reign of Akhenaten.
Atum, man, nemes-headdress- Totality, creator, solar, the father of the gods, gave life to Shu and Tefnut from his spittle; the personified setting sun, Ra being the sun during the day when it's most hot
Ba'al, man, pointed beard, helmet horns, holding cedar, club, or spear- Sky, storms
Baba, baboon- Aggression, virility, his penis is the bolt of heaven's doors or the mast of the Underworld's boat
Banebjadet, ram- Virility, the sky, aspect of Osiris
âBastet, cat or cat-headed- Daughter, the eye of Ra, cats & the protector of cat owners, joy, music, dance, mother of Mihos, wife of Ptah, played a role in the destroying of souls if they should fail tests for Netherworld entry.
âBat, human head with cows ears and horns- Celestial fertility
Benu, heron- Solar, the phoenix, rebirth, self-generation,
Bes, leonine dwarf- Household, childbirth, protector of woman and children
Buchis, bull- manifestation of Ra and Osirus
Duamutef, jackal-headed- Canopic, stomach, upper intestines, the east, a son of
Geb, man, erect penis, goose on head, red crown- the Earth, fertility, Egypt ruler, born of Shu (air) and Tefnut (moisture), Geb and Nut gave birth to Osiris, Isis, Seth, and Nephythys. Geb, along with Nut, Shu, and Tefnut, laid down the Comos, the offspring of Geb and Nut were born as the mediators of humanity and Cosmos; associated with Kronos; kept the wicked who weren't pure of heart enough to go into the afterlife during Judgement
Hapy, baboon-headed or mummy- Nile; Canopic, lungs, north, a son of Horus,
âHathor, cow with sun disc on head, or woman with cow ears/horns- Mother especially of kings; so mother of Horus; Love, fertility, beauty and cosmetics, sexuality, music, dance, alcohol, sky, Byblos, turquoise, faience, the manifested sky of the day; originally the personification of the milky way; associations with Isis, who usurped her fame; linked to Sirius, she is the lady of the stars
âHatmehyt, lepidotus fish- Banebjadet consort, one story says the mother of Horus so when Isis consumed her she became the mother in essence; the beginning, creation springing of the primeval waters, fish deityÂ
âHauhet, snake-headed- Primeval, formlessness, flood force, infinity, chaos
Heh/Huh, frog-headed- Androgynous, female form of Hauhet, deification of eternity, formlessness, primeval
âHeket, frog head- Childbirth, breathing life into children before placed in womb,
Herishef, long-horned ram with atef-crown & sun disc headdress- Heracles association, giver, primeval force, creator, solar
Horus, falcon, falcon-headed- the sky itself, kingship, war, the sun, protection; he contained the sun/moon, sun is left eye, moon is right eye; the wadjet or eye of Horus. The son of Isis and Osiris in some myths, or the brother of them.
Hu, man, seen as sphinx- divine utterance, authority, power of spoken word, a king's companion into the afterlife, the breath of creation through Hu, his first breath created the soul of Osiris; also the word of God, power, strength, the ancient name of God, the light and sound which connects all to God,
Ihy, child god, son of Hathor- sistrum rattle, menat, music, jubilation, bread/beer
Imhotep, man sitting with skull cap & papyrus scroll- A deified mortal man, Wisdom, medicine, architecture, the sciences, astronomer, a healer,
Imsety, human-headed- Canopic; liver, south, a son of Horus
âIpy/Ipet, hippopotamus- magical protection, amulet blessings, benevolence and guardianship, protector and nurturer
âIshtar, woman- Lady of battle, love, sexuality, fertility, healing, Asyria, protector of the weak, moon daughter and Venus associations, righteous, justice
âIsis, woman with throne headdress- Mother archetype, femininity, all magic, witchcraft, the ankh; literally the strongest god of all after tricking Ra; the first daughter of Geb, "The Lady of Ten Thousand Names," The Crone of Death, reading, agriculture, medicine, healing, wisdom, intellect, clever, crafty, protective wings
âKauket, snaked-headed- Primeval, darkness, obscurity, the night, twilight, her consort is Kek, the masculine duality of her own nature
Khepri, scarab beetle, or scarab beetle headed- Creator, solar, self-creating, dung beetle and scarab, pushing the sun across the sky, rebirth, renewal, resurrection, The Book of the Dead role as being the scarab which disguised truth from Ma'at during Judgement,Â
Khnum, ram god or ram-headed- Creator, potter, cataract, fertile soil, a water god, he created the first children on his potter's wheel, where Heket breathed life into the clay, protector of Ra during sun trek in Netherworld,Â
Khons(u), child or falcon, headdress full with crescent moon- The moon itself, associations with the moon that travels to make the night, marks the passage of time like Thoth, related to baboon (a lunar animal), healer of illnesses
Kuk/Kek, frog-headed- Primeval, darkness; night, obscurity, associated with the dawn, Kek was the god of the darkness of chaos before creation began; also androgynous, but often seen as male aspect of Kauket,Â
âMa'at, woman with ostrich feather headdress- Order, truth, justice, organization, morality, honestly, balance, Judgement tarot card; more of a concept than a goddess, she was all that is right and should be right. She is seen as the universal logos. Maat was literally the fabric of cosmos, she was all that just was. There is so sense of right or wrong, unethical/ethical, these are dichotomies that are manmade, but Ma'at is all, it just is. And if you did not live the way of ma'at during life, your heart would be weighed in death at Judgement by Thoth against her ostrich feather of truth, and should it not equalize, your heart was devoured by Ammit, a shedemon, thus termination of existence.
âMafdet, woman or panther- Protector against snakes and scorpions
Mandulis, man with headdress of ram horns, plumes, sun discs, cobras- Solar god of Lower Nubian origins
Mehen, coiled serpent god- Protector of sun god, he guides Ra during his passage through the Netherworld, and encompasses Ra in coils to protect him from all evil; associated with minor mysterious knowledge, esoteric, and shrouded secrecy,Â
âMehet-weret, cow- Sky, primordial waters of Nun, name meaning 'the great flood,' streaming water; she is seen as the mother of Ra since she is the waters of Nun which spawned the sun; linked to the Nile in Egypt, in the Underworld, and the cosmic Nile, the milky way; she is the rebirth process of the sun each new sunrise; a celestial cow goddess linked to Hathor and Nut, also rebirth and childbirth
âMeretseger, cobra- Peak of the west, she who loves silence, personaified as the mountain at the necropolis of Thebes, myths say that she worked in the dual terms of sin and repentance, which goes against their cosmic beliefs of Ma'at and chaos, rather right and wrong; protective deity yet fearful; her cult was almost exclusive to the necropolis of Thebes and she fell into obscurity after it was abandoned
âMeskhenet, brick with a human head; woman with bicornate uterus headdress- Childbirth, destiny, she is depicted as a cubit with a head to symbolize the brick which women squatted on to give birth; she has a presence in The Halls of Ma'at during Judgement to symbolize rebirth and life after death. She is also present at childbirth oftentimes to ensure an ascribed destiny. Associations with being the wife of Andjety, the god of rebirth in the Underworld, who later became Osiris. She is also the one who breathes unique Ka into a soul, thus her associations with destiny
Mihos, lion- Son of Bastet, a lion god as a patron of war and sacred places as well as protecting Ra and fighting Apep; also seen as god of storms and darkness
Min, man with erect phallus and double-plumed headdress- Fertility, minging regions in eastern desert
Mnevis, bull- sacred bull of sun god; oracles; similar to the Apis bull
Montu, falcon, falcon-headed, with sun disk & double-plumed headdress- Personified as the destructive side of the sun, his reign fell to Amun and he came to be known as a god of war; also strangely associated with family and domestic happiness, also marital happiness; infidelity is seen as an abomination of Montu; also battling Apep to defend Ra.
âMut, vulture- Motherhood; took the place of Amun's former wife, amaunet through time, and later associated as the queen of the nation; when Amun merged with Ra, thus Amun-Ra, she became the 'Eye of Ra,' the daughter of Ra in the form of a lion who embodied its heat; she is both mother and daughter of the sun; she is worshiped in many ways and forms.
âNaunet, snake-headed- Primordial waters; protector of the void, guardian of the abyss; she is the 12 veils of negation which are cracks in the fabric of creation, she is the embodiment of the waters of the Underworld, the primal womb in which birth, life, death, and rebirth plays out; also seen as the free will that we all individually-ascribe to
Nefertem, man with lotus headdress, or lion-headed- The primeval lotus blossom, the young boy, Atum, who emerged from the lotus blossom of Nun at creation. This boy made mankind through his tears shed upon the mound. Some myths say he is the personified new born sun after Kephri emerges from the Netherworld; also son of Ptah and Sekhmet
âNeith, woman with red crown of Lower Egypt, shield and crossed arrows- Creator goddess, warfare, weaving; association with bees (her temple is the house of bees; lower Egypt) which are symbols of diligence; some myths state she spat into Nun and her spittle made Apep. She created life from the primordial waters of Nun by sending sparks into its inertness; she gives birth in a parthogenetic way, as in needing no partner; also, she was the opener of cosmic pathways, she presides over the unseen sky,Â
Nekhbet, vulture- Tutelary goddess of Upper Egypt;  a protector, and very fierce, she protected the pharaoh in battle, her focus of worship is suckling the pharaoh from birth to death, protecting him and even later the gods
Neper, man- Grains, agriculture, food, possible Osiris connection
Nephthys, woman with headdress of basket and enclosure- Funerary, protective, sister of Osiris, Isis, Seth, female counterpart of Seth, he was the desert while she was the air, some myths states he was bisexual or gay
Nun, man, holding solar barque above head, frog-headed, baboon-
Nut, woman; cow- The manifested night sky.
