Tough Egyptian Mythology

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1. Her name means 'She Who Loves Silence'; the goddess of the mountain overlooking the Valley of the Kings. She was a cobra goddess who would spit venom at anyone attempting to disturb one of the valley's royal tombs. Who was she? Har-em-akhet Buto Sakhmet Meretseger

2. Amenthes, in Egyptian mythology, is equal to what in Greek mythology? Hades Heracles Olympus Aphrodite

3. He is an ancient jackal-headed god of the dead, in later mythology identified with Osiris. Who is he? Nut Meskhenet Ailuros Khentamenti

4. Which of the following is NOT the name of one of the Egyptian falcon gods? Chenti-irti Anti Behedti Bakha

5. The name of a demon; sometimes clearly female and human, sometimes with the head of a crocodile, the torso of a wild cat and the hindquarters of a hippopotamus. Who is she? Nut Mesenet Yaaru Ammit

6. The Egyptian god-personification of Fate. His name and that of Renenet (Fortune) are usually found coupled. They are said to be in the hands of Thoth, the divine intelligence of of the gods. Who was he? Apis Aker Hah Shai

7. Which is NOT the name of an Egyptian god? Hah Ha Hie Heh

8. The term to denote the divine council of gods and goddesses in general; in specific, the group of the nine chief deities of the Osirian cycle in ancient Egyptian myth. Which word fits this description? Akeru Menhit Ogdoad Ennead

9. It consists of four gods and four goddesses who together personify the essence of the primordial chaos before the creation of the world. What is it? Ogdoad Menhit Akeru Ennead

10. Saa is the Egyptian personification of? hunger sexual desire intelligence birth

11. Imset (human), Hapi (baboon), Duamutef (jackal), and Kebechsenef (falcon) represent the four cardinal directions and are also portrayed on the four corners of the sarcophagus. They are what? wind gods the Sons of Horus the Priests of Re avenging spirits

12. In Egyptian mythology, the human personality has five specific constituents. What are they called? Akh, Kia, Ret, Name and Shadow Ka, Nun, Tet, Sia and Name Akh, Ka, Ba, Name and Shadow Sia, Ba, Hil, Ret and Shadow

13. Hike is the personification of what? long trips or pilgrimages the gods' supernatural powers the changes of the moon warrior prowess

14. He is mentioned three times in the Egyptian Book of the Dead. He is the 'firstborn son of Osiris', and seems the be one of the gods of generation. Who is he? NephthysNephthys is the 'Friend of the Dead,' and is first mentioned in Old Kingdom funerary literat Seth Beb Har-sa-iset

15. Joh is a god of what? the fields the moon the waters medicine

16. He is a deity of nature, associated by the Greeks with their god Pan. Who is he? Mendes Marinate Marekut Menigute

17. Which three deities were worshipped as a triad in Latopolis (the current Esna) in Upper Egypt? Chnum, Menhit and Hike Re, Aken and Anti Osiris, Isis and Seth Auf, Kuk and Bastet

18. She is the Goddess of Good Fortune and Childbirth. She was shown as a mixture of a hippopotamus' body, a crocodile's head, and a lion's feet. Who is she? Satet Babi Taurt Anuket

19. Though not his main position, he was worshipped as a fertility, resurrection, and vegetation god. He was married to a sky goddess. He was father to the god of the sky and protector of the dead. Who was he? Seth Anun Re Osiris

20. She was equated by the Greeks as the Egyptian version of Artemis. Who was she? Ipet Amathaunta Bastet Renpet