Ptah was the god of creation and rebirth. He was worshiped as the patron god of artists and craftsmen.

Amun, King of Gods, appeared during the Old Kingdom as a member of the eight cosmic gods of Hermopolis. Amun gained prominence through the political rise of Thebes during the Middle and New Kingdoms and became the Lord of the Karnak Temples.

Amun-Re appeared as the god of the sun in the beginning of the Middle Kingdom. Amun-Re, together with his wife Mut and his son Khonsu, composed the sacred Theban Triad.

Anubis, god of mummification, was the first embalmer who mummified the body of Osiris.

Apis was the sacred bull of Memphis. He was called the son of Ptah. When Apis died, his mother became the goddess Isis.

Asclepius was the god of healing in the Greco-Roman period. The snake, which represented the transition from death to life, played an important role in his cult.

Aten, like all Heliopolitan deities, was a sun god. By the beginning of the New Kingdom, the cult of the Heliopolitan gods became increasingly influential. It reached its highest degree under the reign of Akhenaten, who neglected all the traditional cults of Egypt to honor only one god.

Atum is the creator sun god and the principal divinity of the Heliopolitan Ennead, or group of nine deities. The name Atum means the complete, the perfect one.

Bes was the dwarf god of dance and music and the patron of pregnant women. He protected sleeping children and granted them sweet dreams.

Dionysos is the god of wine. His festivals were known as the Dionysian festivals. His cult was famous among the peoples of the Mediterranean, particularly in Alexandria.

Duamutef was one of the four sons of Horus. He was responsible for protecting the stomach of the deceased.

Eros is the son of the god Hermes and the goddess Aphrodite. He carries a bow and a quiver filled with sharp arrows. Eros is the symbol of happiness.

Geb was the earth god; he was called the eldest child of Shu and his sister was the sky goddess Nut.

Hapy was the personification of the Nile flood. His body showed both male and female genders at the same time. Hapy was often depicted on the throne of the king, tying the lotus and the papyrus on the symbol of unification.

Harpocrates was Horus, the child, the son of Isis and Osiris.

Hermes was the son of Zeus and Maia, the daughter of Atlas. His name means "the messenger" because he was the messenger of the gods.

From the beginning of the Pharaonic period, the solar cult of Re was dominant in Heliopolis in Lower Egypt or the North. To unite Egypt, the cult of Horus, the representative god of the South, was introduced to the Heliopolitan cult. Hence, Re was united with Horus to give the new form of Hor-em-akhet.

Horus, god of the sky, was usually shown as a falcon. He represented the divine Kingship upon earth.

Horus of Behdet was the local god of Edfu and his consort was Hathor of Dendara. The winged disk associated with Horus of Edfu stands as a symbol of Egypt united.

The ichneumon is a type of mongoose that is found in much of Africa. It is a little larger than a domestic cat. The mongoose was included among the sacred animals during the Middle Kingdom.