ANCIENT EGYPTIANS GODS AND
GODDESSES
Atum was the first god and he coughed his children Shu and Tefnut.
ATUM
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FATHER ATUM
SON DAUGHTERBROTHER SISTER
TEFNUTSHU
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Shu was the god of the air
Tefnut was the goddess of moisture
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NUT(DAUGHTER)
GEB(SON)
TEFNUTMOTHER
SHUFATHER
SISTER
BROTHER
Shu and Tefnut had 2 children: Geb and Nut.
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Shu lifted Nut up so that she became a canopy over Geb.
Nut was the goddess of the Sky
Geb was the god of Earth
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OSIRISSON
BROTHER
ISISDAUGHTER
SISTER
SETHSON
BROTHER
NEPHTHYSDAUGHTER
SISTER
Geb and Nut had 4 children: Osiris, Isis, Seth and Nephtys.
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OSIRIS was the god of the underworld
ISIS was the goddess of magic
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HORUSSON
SETH was the god of the deserts, evil and storms
NEPHTHYS was the goddess of air, death and mourning
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Osiris was the king of the earth and Isis was the queen. Osiris was a good king, and he ruled over the earth for many years.
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However, everything was not well. Seth was jealous of Osiris because he wanted to be the ruler of the earth. He grew angrier and angrier until one day he killed Osiris.
Osiris went down into the underworld and Seth remained on earth and became king.
Osiris and Isis had one son called Horus. Horus battled against Seth and regained the throne. After that, Horus was the king of the earth and Osiris was the king of the underworld.
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