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14 Cards in this Set
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Osiris-- god of the underworld, the dead, the judge of the deceased. green/blue face, mummified, holds crook and flail. brother/husband of Isis
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Isis-- goddess of motherhood, health and healing. sister/wife of osiris. appears as woman, headdress is a moon disk supported by cow horns
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Horus-- the falcon god. son of Isis and Osiris
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Seth-- usually shown with hyena-like head. evil brother of Isis and Osiris. Hatched plot to kill Osiris
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Maat-- signifies law, order and truth. all that is right and balanced. Woman, always has a feather on head
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Toth-- scribe of the gods. inventor of numbers and measure of time. sacred animals Ibis and baboons.
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Bast-- heat of the sun that made things grow. protector of women and the family a d goddess of pleasure, dancing, and music. body of woman, head of cat.
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Anubis-- head of jackal and was god of embalming and cemeteries.
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Nephthys-- guarded the dead. sister of Isis.
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Shamash/Utu
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god of the sun, judge and protector
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Ishtar/Inanna
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goddess of love/procreation, war
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Enlil
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god of the air, beneficent creator who insures good harvests
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Anu
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supreme god of the heavens
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Ninhursag
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the Great Mother, goddess of the earth
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