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In the News Egyptian Gods and Goddess By Grace Carter A ncient Egypt was a wonderful place with a beautiful culture and very detailed myths. They had thousands of gods and goddesses, each having their own thing to rule. The most famous god, and the oldest god, is named Ra. He is normally depicted as a human being with a falcon's head. He is also known as Khepera and Atum, to represent the sun rising and setting, as Ra is the sun god. In one of the myths, Ra says, "I am Khepera at dawn, Ra at noon and Atum in the evening." Even though Ra is the first and oldest god, he is not the most powerful. After creating other gods and goddesses, he ruled Egypt for a while until he grew old and people didn't see him as their leader. So he retired to the sky to inhabit the sun and go on his daily routes over the Earth, lighting it up and giving us life. Many gods are associated with Ra, and Ra is a father, grandfather, a great-grandfather and more. His children were Shu, the wind god, Tefnut, the rain goddess, Nut, the sky goddess and Geb, the Earth god. Geb and Nut had five children. In order of birth, they are Osiris, Horus the Elder, Set, Isis and the youngest, Nepthys. They were born on the last five days of the year, each a day older than the other. There are many more gods and goddesses in Egyptian mythology and each has his or her own unique personality. Sometimes they will act like their animal, as the Egyptian gods always have an animal that is related to them. Like Bast. Bast is the Egyptian goddess of cats. It is said that she acts a little like a cat and has cat like instincts. There are so many Egyptian gods that it's hard to count them all. Ancient Egyptians had many beliefs and kept many charms and artifacts that are said to contain magic and protect the families. Ancient Egyptians were devoted to the gods and had many things to worship them with. The gods were an important and very real part of their lives. 3