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human head.
See also Khnum, Sati.
Apis
An early deity, probably the best known Egyptian deity represented only as an
animal, and never as a human with an animal's head. Apis was most closely linked
with Ptah, and his cult center was Memphis. He was primarily a deity of fertility. He
was represented as a bull crowned with the solar disk and uraeus-serpent. A sacred
Apis bull was kept in Memphis, and there is a great mass burial of Apis bulls, the
Serapeum, located there.
See also Ptah.
Aten
(Aton)
The sun itself, recognized first in the Middle Kingdom, and later becoming an aspect
of the sun god. In the reign of Amenhotep IV during Dynasty XVIII, Aten was
depicted as a disk with rays, each ray terminating in a human hand and bestowing
symbols of "life" upon those below. Aten was declared the only true deity during this
period, but the worship of Amen and the other deities was restored by Amenhotep
IV's successor Tutankhamen. Morenz believes the name "Aten" was pronounced
something like "Yati" during the height of its cult.
Atum
A primordial creator god, worshipped as the head of the Heliopolitan family of gods.
Father of Shu and Tefnut, and in later times believed to be one with the sun god Ra.
See also Ra.
Bast
(Bastet)
A cat-goddess, worshiped in the Delta city of Bubastis. A protectress of cats and those
who cared for cats. As a result, an important deity in the home (since cats were prized