He eventually became associated with Ra as the composite sun god Mont-Ra and was associated with Horus as a war god. The two were gone so long that Atum came to miss them and sent his eye (the Eye of Ra) in search of them. She is goddess of the atmosphere of the lower world, the earth, just as Shu is god of the upper atmosphere above the earth. Ba'alat Gebal - Phoenician goddess of the city of Byblos, a protector deity, incorporated into Egyptian worship through her association with papyrus, which came from Byblos. Iusaaset - A very early Mother Goddess referred to as "Grandmother of the Gods" and linked to Atum at the creation of the world. Tefnut is the mother of Geb (earth) and Nut (sky) who were born so human beings could have somewhere to live. See Wadj-Wer. The book was considered so important it was required instruction for children of the monarchy. Lady of the Sycamore - One of the names of Hathor who was believed to live in the sycamore tree which was sacred to her cult. Isis gives birth to Osiris' son, Horus, who grows up to challenge set for the throne. She was known to the Greeks as Saosis. One of the earliest gods of ancient Egypt depicted on the Narmer Palette (c. 3150 BCE). Apis - The Divine Bull worshipped at Memphis as an incarnation of the god Ptah. She was originally from Syria or Canaan. Shezmu is depicted in the Pyramid Text 403 killing and cooking the gods for the king's pleasure and, by the Middle Kingdom (2040-1782 BCE) was seen tormenting the souls of the dead as he "lassoes the damned and corrals them for slaughter, squeezing their heads like grapes in a bloody image of destruction" (Wilkinson, 129). Kek and Kauket - Gods of obscurity and night, members of the original Ogdoad of Hermopolis. Apep (Apophis) - Apep, the celestial serpent assaulted the sun barge of Ra every night as it made its way through the underworld toward the dawn. Depicted as a young winged boy with his finger to his lips. Hathor became associated with the sistrum specifically and music generally but, earlier, Merit was the goddess who "conducted" the symphony of order which accompanied creation. ― Isekai and gacha games aren't usually a winning combo for high-quality entertainment. She was widely venerated throughout Egypt. Some of these deities' names are well known: Isis, Osiris, Horus, Amun, Ra, Hathor, Bastet, Thoth, Anubis, and Ptah while many others less so. Only one Mnevis bull could exist at any one time and another was chosen only after the first died. Although these developments are sometimes noted below, the gods are generally described in the roles they were best known for at the peak of their popularity. She is most often depicted as a woman seated with a lion's head or a serpent with a lion's head. She is depicted as a hippopotamus or a combination of hippo, crocodile, human female, and lion, most often with a lion's head, hippo's body, human arms, lion feet. His name only appears in the Book of the Dead. She had no formal cult or temple but was an integral part of the Egyptian's understanding of time: that it was imbued, like everything else, with personality and vitality. Four Sons of Horus - Four deities, Duamutef, Hapy, Imset, and Qebehsenuef, who watched over the viscera or the dead in the four canopic jars placed in the tomb. Ba-Pef - God of terror, specifically spiritual terror. Books She was associated with virtually every aspect of human life and, in time, became elevated to the position of supreme deity, "Mother of the Gods", who cared for her fellow deities as she did for human beings. Shepet - A protective goddess who was an aspect of the hippopotamine deities Reret or Taweret worshipped at Dendera. This text was recited regularly at festivals, services, and funerals throughout Egypt. Ammit (Ammut) -  "Devourer of Souls", a goddess with the head of a crocodile, torso of a leopard, and hindquarters of a hippo. As the constellation, she is sometimes known as Reret-weret ("The Great Sow") and was referred to as Mistress of the Horizon. Imhotep - The vizier of king Djoser (c. 2670 BCE) who designed and built the Step Pyramid. In the modern day, the caduceus is frequently confused with the Rod of Asclepius in iconography related to the medical profession. Heryshaf - A fertility god depicted as a man with the head of a ram. Depicted as a bull running. In time, she became closely associated with Meskhenet, goddess of childbirth and destiny, and even superceded her to determine the length of a person's life and significant events which would befall them. They were depicted as dwarf-gods and worn for protection. By the time of the New Kingdom he was considered the most powerful god in Egypt and his worship bordered on monotheism.