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Egyptian Pantheon<br />

<strong>Goddesses</strong><br />

<strong>Goddesses</strong><br />

Amemt<br />

Amemt<br />

The devourer, eater of the dead, eater of hearts. Her domains are death (evil),<br />

destruction, magic <strong>and</strong> evil. Her symbols are the scales of justice <strong>and</strong> a bleeding heart.<br />

She appears with the head of a crocodile, body of a leopard <strong>and</strong> the hindquarters of a<br />

hippo. Her weapons are daggers <strong>and</strong> knives <strong>and</strong> she is worshipped by evil humans.<br />

Bast<br />

Bast<br />

The goddess of cats <strong>and</strong> beauty, her domains are animals, good luck, trickery<br />

<strong>and</strong> chaos, her symbol is the cat.She appears as a woman with the head of a cat <strong>and</strong><br />

her weapons are a short-sword or a dagger, she is worshipped by women <strong>and</strong> nobles.<br />

Hemehit<br />

Hemehit<br />

Goddess of the seas, fishes <strong>and</strong> water, her domains are good, luck, animals <strong>and</strong><br />

water. Her symbol is the fish <strong>and</strong> her weapons are a net or the trident. She appears as<br />

a woman of great stature with the head of a fish. She is worshipped by fishermen <strong>and</strong><br />

sailors.<br />

Isis sis sis<br />

The Goddess of magic <strong>and</strong> fertility, her domains are magic, healing <strong>and</strong><br />

goodness, her symbol is the ankh. She appears as a very beautiful woman. She has no<br />

weapons <strong>and</strong> is worshipped by mothers, women, clerics, wizards <strong>and</strong> sorcerers.<br />

Maat Maat<br />

Maat<br />

The Goddess of law <strong>and</strong> truth <strong>and</strong> her domains are goodness, knowledge, law<br />

<strong>and</strong> strength. Her symbol is a s<strong>to</strong>ne platform. She appears as a woman wearing a<br />

crown with an ostrich feather. Her weapons of choice are a mace or Morningstar <strong>and</strong><br />

she is worshipped by city officials, judges, monks <strong>and</strong> paladins.<br />

Nut<br />

Nut<br />

The Goddess of the night <strong>and</strong> the sky, her domains are goodness, knowledge,<br />

protection, trickery <strong>and</strong> air. Her symbol is stars twinkling on a black field. She<br />

appears in the form of a woman, naked <strong>and</strong> painted with stars that are bending over<br />

the world. Her weapon of choice is a dagger <strong>and</strong> she is worshipped by bards,<br />

guardians, paladins <strong>and</strong> rouges.<br />

Sekhmet<br />

Sekhmet<br />

Goddess of the sun, she is known as the ‘lady of pestilence’ the destruc<strong>to</strong>r. Her

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