born of the nile the gods of ancient egypt river valley civilizations

BORN OF THE NILE

THE GODS OF ANCIENT EGYPTRiver Valley Civilizations

Nun“the infinite, primordial waters of chaos”

In the beginning, there was only chaos …

Amun“the hidden one”

Ra“the sun”

Atum“the complete one”

Then the First God, Atum, created himself from the waters of Nun. (He was later associated with the gods Amun and Ra)

who together created Geb, God of the Earth, and Nut, Goddess of the Sky.

Atum then created the twins Shu, the God of Air, and Tefnut, the Goddess of Moisture,

NORTH

SOUTH

W E S T

E A S T

T H U B A N

N I L E R I V E R F O U N T

R A D E S C E N D I N G

R A A S C E N D I N G

Osiris“Lord of Silence”

Isis“She of the Throne”

Set“One Who Dazzles”

Nephthys“Lady of the Temple”

From the Sky Goddess and Earth God were born two pairs of twins …

Horus“The Distant One”

ImsetiHuman - Liver

HapiBaboon - Lungs

DuamutefJackal - Stomach

QebehsenuefHawk - Intestines

The Four Sons of HorusGuardians of the Canopic Jars

Osiris and Isis birthed Horus

AnubisBlack Jackal

“He Who is On the Mountain”

ThothIbis

“He Who is Like the Ibis”

KhnumRam

“Builder”

SobekCrocodile

“Watcher”

KhepriScarab

“He Who is Coming into Being”

SekhmetLioness

“Mighty One”

MeretsegerCobra

“She Who Loves Silence”

TawaretHippopotamus

“She Who is Great”

HathorCow

“Lady in the Sky”

SelketScorpion

“She Who Causes Breath”