Mixture | Appearance | Who | What | Mixture |
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Who did the Ancient Egyptians believe was the first god to exist on earth?
Atum
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Who is the goddess with an appearance of a feather on her head?
Ma'at
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Who was the god of chaos?
Seth
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What god was known for embalming and the dead?
Anubis
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Who was the god of writing and knowledge?
Thoth
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Who was the god of craftsmen?
Ptah
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Who carries a bark?
Nun
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Who was the god of the air?
Shu
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What did the ancient Egyptians believe Bes protected against?
Snake and scorpion bites
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What did the ancient Egyptians believe were earthquakes?
Geb's laughter
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What is the eye of Horus?
One of the best-preserved temples in Egypt today was dedicated to Horus. It is located in Upper Egypt at a town called Edfu.
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What god or goddess had a cat as a head?
Bastet
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Who was the god of moisture?
Tefnut
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What did Shu do with Nut?
Shu held up the figure of Nut so that the earth and the sky were seperated.
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Who is the god of creation, the movement of the sun and rebirth?
Khepri
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Who is the goddess of love and joy? :)
Hathor
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Which goddess has a head of a lioness?
Sekhmet
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Who was one of the most powerful gods?
Amun
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Which goddess had a body that was created to protect with a canopy over earth?
Nut
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Who is Khnum?
He was a creator god, and the god of inundation.
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What god brought the flood each year? Why did the Egyptians need the flood?
Hapy; The flood deposited rich silt on the banks of the Nile, allowing the Egyptians to grow crops.
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What is Osiris appearance?
A mummified man wearing a white cone-like headdress with feathers.
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Who was the Nile god?
Sobek
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What is Ra known for? Elaborate.
Ra was the sun god. He was the most important god of the ancient Egyptians. The ancient Egyptians believed that Ra was swallowed every night by the sky goddess Nut, and was reborn every morning.
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Who fought for the throne of Egypt? What was the outcome?
Seth and Horus fought for the throne, Geb made Horus the ruler of the living.
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