Index of Egyptian mythology articles

The ancient Egyptian creation of the world myth

This is an index of Egyptian mythology articles.

Many synonyms exist for Egyptian deities; what follows is a list of each distinct entry, and does not contain any synonyms of the names for deities.

Concepts

Afterlife – Ancient Egyptian concept of the soul – Isfet – Maat

Deities

Sun god Ra (center) traveling through the underworld in his barque, accompanied by other gods

Aken – Aker – Akhty – Am-heh – Amun – Amunet – Ammit – Anat – Andjety – Anhur – Anput – Anubis – Anuket – Apedemak – Apep – Apis – Aqen – Arensnuphis – Ash – Astarte – Aten – Atum – Babi – Banebdjedet – Bakha – Ba-Pef – Bastet – Bat – Bata – Bennu – Bes – Dedun – Duamutef – Geb – Ha – Hapy – Hathor – Hatmehit – Hedetet – Hedjhotep – Heh – Heka – Hemen – Hemsut – Heqet – Heryshaf – Hesat – Horus – Hu – Iabet – Iah – Iat – Ihy – Imentet – Imhotep – Imset – Isis – Iunit – Iusaaset – Kebechet – Kek – Khensit – Khenti-Amentiu – Khenti-kheti – Khepri – Khnum – Khonsu – Maahes – Maat – Mafdet – Medjed – Mehen – Mehit – Menhit – Meret – Meretseger – Meskhenet – Min – Mnevis – Montu – Mut – Nebethetepet – Nebtuwi – Nefertem – Nehebkau – Neith – Nekhbet – Nemty – Neper – Nephthys – Nu – Nut – Osiris – Pakhet – Petbe – Ptah – Qebehsenuef – Qebui – Qetesh – Ra – Raet-Tawy – Rem – Renenutet – Renpet – Repyt – Resheph – Sah – Shai – Satet – Seker – Sekhmet – Serapis – Serket – Seshat – Shed – Shezmu – Set – Shu – Sia – Sobek – Sopdet – Sopdu – Tatenen – Taweret – Tayt – Tefnut – Tenenet – Thoth – Tjenenyet – Tutu – Unut – Wadjet – Wadj-wer – Weneg – Wepset – Wepwawet – Werethekau – Wosret

Groups of deities

Assessors of Maat – Cavern deities – Ennead – Four sons of Horus – Gate deities – Ogdoad – Theban Triad

Mythical creatures

Gold statuette of three human figures. From right to left: Isis, her husband Osiris, and their son Horus, the protagonists of the Osiris myth

Aani – Abtu - Akhekh – Griffin – Hieracosphinx – Medjed – Serpopard – Set animal – Sphinx - Teka-her - Uraeus

Myths

Creation myths – Osiris myth

Places

Aaru – Akhet – Benben – Duat – Land of Manu – Neter-khertet

Symbols

Ankh – Crook and flail – Djed – Eye of Horus – Eye of Ra – Hennu – Horns of Ammon – Imiut fetish – Nebu – Ouroboros – Scarab – Tyet – Uraeus – Was – Winged sun

Texts

Book of the Dead – Book of the Dead spells – Book of Gates – Book of Thoth – The Contendings of Horus and Seth – Great Hymn to the Aten

Other

Atef – Solar barque – Souls of Pe and Nekhen

See also

• Ancient Egyptian deities
• List of Egyptian deities
• Numbers in Egyptian mythology