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Egyptian gods and goddesses
Discover the meaning of ancient Egyptian symbols.
Symbols and animal characteristics
To recall information about gods and goddesses.
Egyptian god and goddesses quiz
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Contents
Make inferences about Sekhmet.
Sekhmet
Learn about ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses.
Egyptian gods and goddesses
- Egyptians practised their religion for over 3,000 years and worshipped over 1,400 gods and goddesses.
- The Egyptian gods had human and animal features.
- Each god was responsible for an aspect of Egyptian life.
- The Egyptians worked hard to keep the gods happy and built temples dedicated to each god.
- The Egyptians celebrated festivals in honour of the gods.
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Egyptian gods and goddesses
Learn about ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses.
Sekhmet was a warrior and healing goddess - the Egyptians believed Sekhmet had a cure for all illnesses. She had the head of a lioness and sometimes appeared with a sun disk or serpent. The lioness's headdress suggests she was fierce as she destroyed Ra's enemies. She also held a sceptre and ankh in her hands; this suggests she gave the Egyptians life by making the Nile flood each year and allowing the crops to grow.
Who was she? What inferences can you make?
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Sekhmet
Make inferences about Sekhmet.
ouroboros
was sceptre
Eye of Horus
scarab
djed
ankh
Feather of Ma'at
The Tree of Life
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Symbols
Discover the meaning of ancient Egyptian symbols.
To recall information about gods and goddesses.
Osiris, Lord of the Underworld, wore a white headdress and carried a crook and flail.
Isis, the goddess of magic, wore a crown or solar disc with cow's horns.
Thoth, the god of writing, had the head of an ibis and carried a scroll.
Bastet, the goddess of cats and women, had a cat's headdress and held an ankh.
Ra, the sun god, had the head of a falcon and wore a solar disc with a cobra on his head. He carried a scarab.
Horus, god of the war and sky, could turn himself into a falcon.
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Egyptian god and goddesses quiz