Egyptian Mythology Many books have been written on religion in ancient Egypt. This brief overview is meant only to explain some of the basic concepts and to introduce some of the gods. Religion in ancient Egypt was not unlike modern times. Today, not everyone believes in the same way, or of the same god. Egypt was no different. Individual kings worshipped their own gods, as did the workers, priests, merchants and peasants. Pre-dynastic Egypt had formulated the ideas and beliefs of a "greate ...

It certainly appears at first that there were a bewildering array of gods in Ancient Egypt. these ranged from 'National' deities such as Atum, Ra, Osiris and Isis, down to local gods for all the towns and regions, as well as patron gods for different trades. In addition there was also worship of ancestors, such as deified Pharaohs and scribes. Anubis,The God Of Embalming The famous jackal headed denizen of the underworld The 4 Sons Of Horus Guardians of the embalmed in ...