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In other projects Wikimedia Commons. Some pharaohs established enneads that incorporated themselves as gods. From Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia. The Great Ennead was only one of several such groupings of nine deities in ancient Egypt and its claims to preeminence by its
Heliopolitan priests were not respected throughout Egypt [2]. This page was last edited on 21 October , at Book Ancient Egypt portal. Retrieved
December 18, Retrieved 14 October Personifies the Mediterranean Sea and other lakes. The ancient Egyptians worshiped many gods at different
times and in different places. Egyptologists have traditionally theorized that the Heliopolitan priesthood established it to establish the preeminence of
Atum over the others, incorporating some major gods in lesser positions and omitting others entirely. Ennead Ancient Egypt Atum. He is brother to
Anubis and the son of Osiris and Isis. Facts on File, , p. He is a human hybrid, half human mixed with an unknown creature. Spooner
JanuaryDecember, , p. A live bull worshipped as a god at Memphis [4]. The protector of Ra, his third eye. Adopted into ancient Egypt from
Kadesh in what is now Syria. Goddess of writing and measurement. Known to protect pregnant women and children. January Learn how and
when to remove this template message. He is also known as Amun-Ra and Akmun-Rah. Goddess of justice , truth and of order. Goddess of the
river Nile. An Egyptian sky god and God of war. In another story, he is the sibling of Osiris and Isis and son of Geb and Nut Isis Goddess of
magic , marriage , healing , and protection She is the wife and sister of Osiris and the mother and sister of Horus. Views Read Edit View history.
Atum either spat or masturbated , producing air personified as Shu and moisture personified as Tefnut. Its development remains uncertain, although
it appears to have first appeared when Ra 's cultsupreme under Dynasty V declined in importance under Dynasty VI. The most prominent
of such deities was Osiris , god of vegetation and the afterlife , who was incorporated into the Ennead as Atum's great-grandson. It rose to
importance in Dynasties V and VI and remained prominent in Egypt into its occupation by the Macedonian Ptolemaic dynasty established by
Alexander the Great 's successor in the area, Ptolemy I. No one can really describe what he is. It is sometimes called the set animal. The siblings
Shu and Tefnut mated to produce the earth personified as Geb and the nighttime sky personified as Nut. The ancient Egyptian world was
composed of duality, thus this applied to their mythology in that there was many different explanations for the same phenomenon. She is also
involved in celebrations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Retrieved from " https: Female sun goddess of
Upper and Lower Egypt [9]. This page was last changed on 26 October , at This article needs additional citations for verification. The two were
then combined as RaHorus of the Horizons. Views Read Change Change source View history. Also known as Apep. Mortal enemy and
brother to Osiris, Husband to Nephthys. A goddess of motherhood and of war [6]. Its original pronunciation is uncertain, since hieroglyphs do not
record vowels. Goddess of lions, fire and vengeance. This is a list of Egyptian Gods and goddesses from Egyptian mythology. A creator god,
patron of the city of Thebes. Geb and Nut were the parents of Osiris and Isis and of Set and Nephthys , who became respective couples in turn.
This concept is especially unique because no single story was more accurate than another, but rather the truth was a mix of them all [1]. After the
Great Ennead was well established, the cult of Ra identified with Atumrecovered much of its importance until superseded by the cult of
Horus. God of chaos sometimes seen as Apophis the chaos snake. However, in the 20th century, some Egyptologists [ who? He killed his brother
Osiris because of jealousy. Routledge, , pp. Associated with the sun and with the planet Venus.