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Gods And Goddesses In Ancient Egyptian Religion

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The Ancient Egyptians believed in many deities. They often believed that their gods and goddesses lived everywhere like places as : the sky, the sun and the afterworld. Their religion was Polytheism. The Egyptians had over 2000 gods and goddesses. Some important gods and goddesses in Ancient Egypt are Osiris, Thoth, Ra, Seth and Anubis.

One of the most important gods in Ancient Egypt religion is Osiris. Osiris was the god of the dead. His wife was Isis. One day, his brother, Seth, killed him because he wanted to have Osiris’s power.

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