DAYS OF THE WEEK AND EGYPTIAN GODS AND GODESSES

1. TODAY
YESTERDAY
TOMORROW

2. MONDAY
• GEB AND NUT, GOD OF THE EARTH AND
GODDESS OF THE SKY

3. TUESDAY
• ANUBIS, GOD OF FUNERALS
• Anubis the god of funerals was one of the
most important gods, because he helped
prepare the soul for the Afterlife .
• The Egyptians noticed jackals hanging
around their graveyards, so they decided
jackals must be Anubis’s sacred animals.

4. WEDNESDAY
• OSIRIS, GOD OF THE UNDERWORLD

5. THURSDAY
• ISIS, GODDESS OF MAGIC

6. FRIDAY
• SET, GOD OF DESERTS, STORMS AND EVIL

7. SATURDAY
• BAST, GODDESS OF CATS.
Cats were extremely popular in Egypt, because
they could kill snakes, scorpions, and other
nasty creatures.

8. SUNDAY
• RA, THE GOD OF THE SUN