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Who were the most recognized gods?

• Osiris god of the underworld.
• Thoth was the god of writing and knowledge-had the head of an ibis.
• Horus god of the sky-had the head of a falcon.
• Anubis had the head of a jackal- mummification and the afterlife.
• Hathor- was one of the most important, she was goddess of joy and motherhood
• Bes a dwarf with a tail, ears and beard of a lion was loved because he brought joy and protected the house.
• Ra sun god

What did the Egyptians do in the temples?

• Temples were the earthly home of gods and goddess.
• The temples looked more like palaces because the “holy” statue of god lived there.
•    Only in special occasions were commoners allowed in the inner court yard of the temple.
• During these special occasions the statue of the god or goddess was carried to the most sacred place of the temple.
• There were however smaller places where the commoners could pray to the gods.

Creation story

• Most people thought that the world began with just water
• Then when the Nile flooded the first part of earth appeared
• People in Hermopolis believed that Thoth called four frog and snakes who made an egg and the sun came out of it.
• Memphis the god Ptah who had all the other gods in him and just with his thought created the world.

Images

http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/religion/isis_suckling_horus_xxvi.jpg

http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/egypt/aswan/temple2.jpg