The Role Of Gods And Goddesses In Ancient Egypt

In Ancient Egypt, Gods and Goddesses were believed to play important roles in the daily lives of the Egyptians. The Egyptian culture believed in Polytheism, or the belief of many God’s. These God's were essentially worshiped to fill the roles that held importance within the community. Assigning roles to God's, helped create a connection between the common people and these “higher powers”. The Egyptian God, Thoth, was considered one of the most important deities because he was the personification of the moon, magic, and writing. Thoth is one of the earliest Egyptian Gods who was venerated in Khnum, here he was worshipped as a part of the Ogdoad.He had his own cult and as his power began to grow he became known as the “Creator God”. He is