Egyptian

Before the reign of the Cleopatra, prior to Egypt becoming a province of the Roman Empire, the Egyptians had their own religious beliefs and deities. Their ideology is encapsulated in the tales of Egyptian Mythology.

Egyptian gods are representative of nature and abstract forces. Hieroglyphs, art, and symbols portray the stories of the deities in tombs throughout Egypt. Egyptian Mythology offers explanation for everything about life on the Nile, from the forces of the environment to the fate of humanity and the universe.

Egyptian Concepts

Egyptian Creatures

Egyptian Gods

The earliest Egyptian Gods were embodied by animals and worshipped by the tribes of Egypt. As the civilization advanced, the deities took on other characteristics and were most often depicted with human bodies and animal heads. Many Egyptian Gods have their origin in creation and the forces of nature and were also strongly connected to the afterlife. By the time of the Old Kingdom, a national religion developed. As the political climate evolved, the shifts in power also changed the status of the gods. The more politically prominent the city became, so too did the deity of the cult center located within it. During conflict the pharaoh determined the will of the gods.