| Gods | Alternative names | Description |
| Amun | Ammon, Amen, Amon | King of the Gods |
| Anubis | Anpu | God of mummification, protector of tombs, often represented as having a dogs head. |
| Aton | Aten | Sun god, later made chief and only god (for a short time) |
| Atum | Tem, Tum | Creator of gods and men |
| Bast | Bastet, Ubasti | Goddess of music and dance |
| Bes | Bisu | Originally potector of the royal house, later god of recreation |
| Buto | Edjo, Udjo, Wadjet, Wadjit | Goddess of Lower Egypt and defender of the King |
| Geb | Keb, Seb | God of the earth |
| Hapi | Hap, Hep, Apis | God of the Nile |
| Hathor | Athyr | Originally a personification of the sky, also goddess of love and festivity |
| Horus | Hor | Originally the god of Lower Egypt, later identified with the reigning King |
| Isis | Aset, Eset | Queen of the gods |
| Khenty-Imentiu | Khenti-Amentiu | Warrior god, god of the underworld before Osiris |
| Khnum | Khnemu | God of the cataract region, earlier associated with the underworld |
| Khons | Khensu, Khonsu, Chons | Moon god |
| Ma'at | Mayet | Goddess of law, truth, and justice |
| Min | Mentu, Month | God of fertility and harvest |
| Nefertum | Nefertem, Nefertemu | War god of Upper Egypt, also lord of the sky with Re |
| Neith | Neit | God of the lotus |
| Nekhbet | Nekhebet | Goddess of the loom and war |
| Nut | Neuth, Nuit |
Protectress of childbirth goddess of the sky |
| Osiris | Usire | Originally fertility god, later supreme god, king of the underworld |
| Ptah | Phtah | God of fertility, creator of the universe |
| Re | Phra, Ra | King of the gods, chief state god |
| Sati | Satet, Satis | Goddess of the inundation and fertility |
| Seker | Sokar, Sokaris | God of darkness and decay |
| Seshat | Sesheta | Goddess of writing and history |
| Shu | Apet, Opet, | God of light and supporter of the sky |
| Taurt | Tawaret, | Goddess of maternity |
| Thoth |
Thoueris Djhowtey |
A moon-god, the god of wisdom, justice, and writing, and patron of the science |