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Top 10 Most Worshiped Gods in Ancient Egypt

In Egyptian mythology, there are many gods. The residents here believe that everything in heaven and earth is governed by the gods. Therefore, there are temples everywhere, with the desire to receive the gods' blessing for favorable weather and good harvests. Below are the top 10 most worshiped Gods in ancient Egypt.

1. Amun - Supreme God

Like Zeus, the supreme god in ancient Greek legend, Amun-Ra, also known as Amon, is considered the king of the Gods and is also the most revered of the 10 ancient Egyptian gods. Accordingly, god Amun, god Mut and his son god Khonsu (Moon God) are the three most worshiped gods in ancient Egypt. Amun was an important deity throughout Egyptian history.


He was one of the most powerful gods of the ancient world and appeared as a man wearing a crown with long feathers. This god is praised as the "King of the Gods", bringing luck, justice and protecting his people. Therefore, Amun became a protective god, worshiped by people in the Nile basin.


This is one of the most powerful gods of the ancient Egyptian world, with the appearance of a man holding a hammer and wearing a long crown. During the time when the Nile civilization was at its most flourishing, Amun was hailed as the "King of the Gods", bringing luck, justice and protecting travelers. When combined with the sun god Ra to form Amun-Ra, this god became even more powerful. At Thebes, the famous Karnak temple complex contained a large and important temple to the god Amun.
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2. Mut - Mother Goddess

It is known that “Mut” in Egyptian means “Mother”, is a primordial god of ancient Egypt and is known as the mother of goddesses and many different aspects in changing cultures over thousands of years. Depicted as wearing two crowns on her head, they represent Upper and Lower Egypt. And in hieroglyphs, people use images of vultures or images of cats and snakes to describe the god Mut. She is one of the eight supreme Ogdoad deities and consort of Amun.


The goddess Mut replaced the image of the god Amaunet - a wife of Amun during the Middle Kingdom. After Amun became the chief god, she became the Queen of the Gods during the New Kingdom. When Amun united with the sun god Ra, Mut was given the title "Eye of Ra" (other goddesses such as Sekhmet, Hathor, Tefnut, Bastet and Wadjet also received this title). She also linked power with many other goddesses such as Mut - Isis - Nekhbet, Mut - Wadjet (sometimes Sekhmet) - Bastet, or Mut- Sekhmet - Bastet - Menhit.
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3. Osiris - King of life

According to legend, Osiris is the eldest son of the Earth god Zeb and the Sky god Nut. This is the god who governs the afterlife, because the ancient Egyptians believed that there was life after death. The god is depicted with blue skin. In addition, he is also the protector of plants and all life as well as the one who offers water to the Nile River. Osiris is often depicted as a human mummy with white skin that may represent the mummy's torso. In another depiction he has black skin like the color of the gods of the underworld. Osiris is sometimes depicted as wearing other crowns of elaborate form, but the Egyptian white crown or Atef crown (white crown with ostrich feathers on each side and disc at the top) is best known. Most..

Osiris was a king who was married to his sister Isis. When he was murdered by his evil cousin Seth, Isis used magic to bring Osiris back to life and help her conceive and give birth to a baby boy. This king's son Horus avenged his father's death by killing his evil uncle. Later, Osiris's son became king of Egypt while he became king of the dead and judge of the underworld. Each Egyptian pharaoh will be Osiris after death and while alive they will be the incarnation of the god Horus. Osiris was also the god of vegetation and was often painted green on his skin. It is a color that symbolizes growth and innovation.
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4. Anubis - God of embalming of Gods

All ancient civilizations worshiped a god of death. For ancient Egypt, that god was Anubis, who oversaw embalming and judged a person's soul's worthiness in the afterlife. Symbolized as a black dog or a muscular man with a black jackal's head, the ancient Egyptian god of death was believed to oversee every aspect of the dying process. He facilitates embalming, protects the graves of the dead, and decides whether a soul should be granted eternal life.

The symbolic image of Anubis probably originated from wandering jackals that tended to dig up and scavenge newly buried corpses. The god's head is often black, reflecting the ancient Egyptians' association of the color with decay or the soil of the Nile Delta. Today although we know quite a bit about Anubis, some things still remain mysterious. One thing is certain, however: Anubis, the Egyptian jackal god, played a central role in allaying ancient Egyptians' natural anxieties and fascinations with what came after them. I breathe my last breath.
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5. Ra - God of the sun and light

Ra is an extremely important component in the Egyptian god system. It is said that he began to appear on the small primordial mound rising from the lake of Nun and carried out the work of creation. However, he is sometimes depicted as a boy emerging from a lotus flower. The Egyptians believed that the sun god was born once a day. In the morning, after bathing and eating breakfast, he began his journey across the sky in his boat and spent an hour each day examining one of his 12 areas. When the sun sets, it is believed that the god Ra is going into hell until the next morning when he is born again. All night long this supreme god had to fight with his enemy, Apep, the terrible cosmic snake in hell.

Ra's children were Shu, the god of wind, and Tefnut, the goddess of moisture. According to a myth, these two gods, male and female, disappeared to travel the universe. When he finally found them, god Ra was so happy that he burst into tears. The first humans were created from these tears. Another story tells that when Ra became an old man, the goddess Isis decided to discover his secret name. She mixed soil with his saliva and shaped it into a snake, then placed the snake next to the path where this great god often walked. When god Ra passed by, the snake bit him, injecting venom, causing him to die and scream in pain. Isis only accepted to treat him if he told his true name. God Ra was so hurt that he finally agreed to reveal his secret. Isis promised not to tell anyone but Horus what she knew and healed the god Ra after reading his name.

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6. Horus - God of Vengeance

Horus is the god of the sky with a man's body and an eagle's head, son of Osiris and Iris. Therefore, he looked at everything through the sharp eyes of a falcon. Horus represents health, life and rebirth. His right eye is white, representing the sun, and his left eye is black, representing the moon. Therefore, the Egyptians assimilated Horus's right eye with the sun god, Ra. And his left eye is with the moon god, Thoth.


The eye of Ra is a symbol of conquest and defeat of enemies. This eye was also used to symbolize a series of Egyptian goddesses such as Mut, Bastet, Hathor, Wadjet and Sekhmet. Although considered a symbol of violence and destruction (like the heat of the sun), the eye of Ra symbol is also considered a symbol of protection. Therefore, it also often appears on amulets and house walls. In ancient times, this eye often appeared as a symbol of royal power.
Horus - God of Vengeance

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7. Thoth - God of knowledge and wisdom

Thoth is the god representing wisdom and knowledge, the patron of Egypt. This is the most revered god in the "land of the pyramids". Thoth, in ancient Egyptian religion, is the god of the Moon, of time, of writing and knowledge and the "God of the Scriptures", the bearer of boundless wisdom. Thoth was the minister of Osiris, god of herbs and the dead. Because of his mystical knowledge, Thoth once effectively assisted in the burial of Osiris. He is a scribe and plays an objective role as an "arbiter" between good and evil in the underworld as well as recording judgments at the gates of Maat.
In Egyptian mythology, Thoth is a good god on the side of Osiris, who always protects Osiris against Seth's attacks. Thoth was also the one who helped Isis revive Osiris and make him lord of the world of the dead. The boundless power of Thoth's wisdom also helps people escape all shackles, including the shackles of the evil god Seth. It was Thoth who hid Horus from Seth's hunt and helped Horus regain the throne of Egypt. Mages worshiped Thoth as a wise magician who would give them the path to magic that would help them have magic power as powerful as the gods.
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8. Hathor - God of motherly love

Hathor is the god of noble and sacred motherhood. He brings the dead back to their place of reincarnation. Hathor is the name of the most beautiful Egyptian goddess. She is the biological daughter of god Ra. Hathor is a symbol of motherly love and a girl's love. He was also considered the god of dance and music by the ancient Egyptians. Egyptians believe that God Hathor will bless women when they are pregnant and after giving birth. She always brought joy, music and dancing to everyone. Taking care of mothers and children, nurturing the living and sending the dead to hell, that is her duty.


God of motherly love - Hathor has a gentle demeanor and gentle personality. He always treated all human beings well, so he was loved and praised by the Egyptian people. Each god is born to carry out his noble and sacred mission. And the names of Egyptian gods are always loved, worshiped and worshiped very solemnly by the people here. Hopefully, the above sharing will help you get useful information about the culture of ancient Egypt.

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9. Sekhmet - Goddess of war

“Sekhmet” originates from the Egyptian language and means “power” or “will”. The Egyptian god Sekhmet has a lion-shaped head, representing the dark force of the Sun, a symbol of war and revenge. However, the god's main task is to protect the Sun disk. This is one of the strange contradictions in the story of the god Sekhmet when she is known as the first vampire.

Sekhmet is obsessed with the color red and always appears in red outfits. Therefore Sekhmet is known as "The Red Lady". During battles, she served as a god of war and helped protect the Pharaohs. It is believed that the goddess Sekhmet saved all humanity by drinking all the blood in the Nile River. God Ra realized there was no way to stop Sekhmet from his bloodlust. He ordered the people to dye 7,000 jars of wine red and place them on the ground. God Sekhmet believed it was blood and drank until he was drunk. At this time, god Ra could transform the goddess back into the god of love Hathor (in the form of a cow).
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10. Geb - God of the Earth

Geb is the god of the Earth. He was the son of the god of air Shu and the goddess of moisture Tefnut, and grandson of Atum-Ra. He is the brother and husband of the sky goddess Nut. The two had four children together: Osiris, Isis, Set, Nephthys. His two grandsons are Horus and Anubis. He is depicted on paintings as a man wearing the Atef crown, or with a goose on his head - the god's sacred animal. This god is often described as having a beard and mustache, lying at the feet of god Shu. He is sometimes colored green to mean that plants grow from his body. Occasionally he is seen with a goose or in the form of a bull.
As a god of the earth, he is associated with underground water sources and vegetation growing on his body. He was responsible for keeping the mausoleums and also participated in the trial in the "Great Hall of Ma'at". The condemned souls will be imprisoned forever underground by him. Geb is often considered a good god, helping people produce crops in the fields and healing their illnesses. Geb was the third pharaoh of Egypt, after Atum/Ra and Shu. After Osiris - the fourth pharaoh was killed by Set, he supported putting his nephew Horus on the throne. The pharaohs all identified themselves as "Heirs of Geb". To mark the accession of a pharaoh, people release four geese in the four corners of the sky to wish good luck for the new king.

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