Religion was very important to Egyptian society. The ancient Egyptians believed in Polytheism, or the belief in many gods (literally hundreds of them). They believed that the gods controlled the forces of nature such as flooding of the Nile, as well as the occurrences of everyday life such as the sunrise and sunset, birth and death. Basically, Egyptians created gods to explain all aspects of life that they did not understand. They always wanted to please the gods so they built huge temples in their honor. Pharaohs had temples built, made sacrifices, and performed rituals to honor the gods. My research turned up many different stories, appearances, and names for the same gods. Each region in ancient Egypt emphasized different gods and stories changed when regions merged over the several thousand years of ancient Egyptian civilization.
Isis is one of the earliest and most important goddesses in ancient Egypt, and is worshipped even today. She is thought of as the “Mother Goddess”. To others, she represents the wind. In one legend she took the shape of a bird and brought her dead husband back to like by flapping air into his lungs. Finally, she was a great enchantress, goddess of magic, and medicine. She is usually depicted with wings, and horns or a solar disk on her head. Her symbol was the throne. Isis was a daughter to Nut and Geb, sister of Osiris , Nemphthys, and Seth as well as the wife of Osiris and mother of Horus.
Anubis was a guide to the dead as they made their way through the underworld’s darkness. It was believed that one’s destiny could be foreseen by him, making him the announcer of death. Anubis was the god of embalming as well as the keeper of medicines and poisons. The f
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