The Egyptian people worshiped hundreds and hundred of different gods and goddesses, it was sometimes difficult to work out who was who.

Many of the gods were represented by animals. For example, a baboon might stand for Thoth , who was the god of wisdom at one temple, and a moon god called Khonsu at another. Each of the different districts had its own god.

From all the gods the sun god was the most important gods in the Egyptian religion, although he could take different forms. At dawn he would be Khepri , the scarab beetle rolling the sun disc above the eastern horizon. He could then turn into Re Harakhty the great hawk in the sky. He was seen as responsible for the creation of people, animal and the king's journey trough the underworld.

Amun Re was the king of the gods and the protector of the pharaoh.

Follow this link to a site on Ancient Egyptian Mythology from Richard Deurer. It is an excellent guide to the world of Egyptian myths and legends and includes pictures and descriptions of the gods and some of the most frequently used symbols.