Which are some of the prominent gods of Ancient Egypt?

          There were over 2000 gods and goddesses in Ancient Egypt. Some had the body of a human and the head of an animal.

          Ra was the Sun god and was one of the most important           ancient deities. The lord of all gods, he was portrayed as a falcon-headed man, with a white and red crown wearing a solar disc on his head with a sacred cobra. Later, Amun, the king of gods was merged with the sun god Ra into Amun-Ra.

          Bastet was the daughter of Sun god Ra, and was depicted either as a cat or woman with the head of a cat. She was the goddess of protection and household entertainments. Thoth was the god of wisdom, writing and knowledge and was portrayed as an ibis headed man. Horus the god of light and sky was depicted as a falcon headed male creature.

          The god of Earth was Geb. Tefnut was the goddess of rain. Sekhmet, the goddess of War was lion-headed.