Egyptian Mythology

4. The largest and most significant religious center in Ancient Egypt.
6. The king of the deities and the father of all creation.
9. The wife of Osiris and the mother of Horus; it was believed that her tears caused the Nile to flood.
12. The god believed to have invented hieroglyphs; depicted as a man with the head of an ibis.
13. Any mythical being that is part human, part animal.
15. In the beginning, there was only this.

1. Goddess of motherhood and fertility; depicted as a woman with the head of a cow.
2. Depicted as a man with a falcon's head; god of the sky, war, and hunting.
3. Goddess of good health; depicted as a regal-looking, domesticated cat with a golden earring.
5. The Ancient Egyptian system of truth, justice, and order; it holds the universe together.
7. The Egyptian god of the underworld; also symbolized death and resurrection.
8. The Egyptians' belief in this was so strong that they buried a leader with everything they would need to survive within it.
10. God of chaos and violence; murderer of Osiris.
11. The leader of the holy trinity of Gods at Memphis.
14. The god concerned with funerals and the care of the dead; depicted as a man with the head of a jackal.