The-Egyptian-Gods-and-Goddesses

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Realizado por Elena Martín Gordón (IES Doñana, ALMONTE) 
 
THE EGYPTIAN GODS AND GODDESSES 
 
 
RA 
Sun God 
 
Appearance: A man with the head of a hawk wearing a sun disk on his 
head. 
 
He was the most important God 
 
 
 
 
OSIRIS 
 
Appearance: A mummified man who is wearing a white headdress with 
feathers 
 
Osiris was the god of the dead, and ruler of the Underworld 
 
 
 
 
ISIS 
Appearance: Woman with a throne on her head 
Isis was a protective goddess. She used powerful magic spells to help 
people in need. 
 
 
 
HORUS 
 
Appearance: Man with the head of a hawk 
 
Horus was a god of the sky. He is the protector of the king of Egypt. He 
was the son of Isis and Osiris. 
 
 
 
SETH 
Appearance: Man with the head of a 'Seth animal' (unidentifiable) 
Seth was the god of chaos and violence. Seth was the brother and the 
murderer of Osiris. 
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HATHOR 
Appearance: Woman with the ears of a cow, or with horns and a sun disk. 
Hathor was a protective goddess. She was also the goddess of love 
and joy. She was a symbol of motherhood and fertility. She protected 
women in childbirth too. 
 
 
 
ANUBIS 
 
Appearance: A Man with the head of a jackal 
 
Anubis was the god of embalming and the dead. 
 
 
 
 
 
THOT 
 
Appearance: A man with the head of an ibis holding a 
writing palette 
 
Thoth was the god of Knowledge and writing. He acted as 
scribe to the gods. 
 
 
 
AMON 
Appearance: Man with a ram-head or man wearing an ostrich plumed hat 
Amon was one of the most powerful gods in ancient Egypt. 
 
 
BASTET 
Appearance: Woman with the head of a cat 
Bastet was a protective goddess. 
 
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ACTIVITIES 
 
1) Which god or goddess are we talking about? 
 
She has the head of a cat 
 
 
He is represented as a mummified man 
 
 
He is the Sun god 
 
 
He is the brother and murderer of Osiris 
 
 
He is the god of embalming 
 
 
She is represented with horns and a sun 
disk 
 
He is the god of writing 
 
 
He wears an ostrich plumed hat 
 
 
She uses magic spells to help people 
 
 
He is the god of the sky 
 
 
 
2) Link these animals with the god or goddess they represent: 
 
Hawk Anubis 
Cow Horus 
Ibis Thot 
Cat Hathor 
Jackal Bastet 
 
 
3) Complete this text with the correct words: 
 
The Ancient Egyptians believed in many different 
________ and goddesses. Sometimes they were 
represented with a _________ body and the head of 
an ___________. Ra was the most important god. He 
had a ______ head with a sun disk. Egyptians believed 
that Ra sailed across the heavens in a _________. 
They thought that he died at the end of each day to 
enter the Underworld, leaving the _________ in the 
sky lighting the world. 
 
 
Moon - gods - boat - hawk/falcon - human - animal 
 
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To sail: navegar 
Across: a través de 
Heaven: cielo 
Thought: pasado de “to think” 
To leave: dejar