Ra
Ra is the god of the sun. Ra was the first pharaoh of the world. The Egyptians believed that when it was sunrise, Ra was riding across the sky in his golden sun ship all around the world, and sunset was when he was close to the end of the world. Then, when it was nighttime, Ra went into the Duat to fight off monsters that would cause harm. The cycle keeps repeating. Ra finally retired to the heavens after many centuries of doing his duty. Some myths say he gave his throne to Osiris. Others say Osiris took the throne from Ra. Ra is pictured as a hawk headed man or a hawk with a solar disk with a cobra outlining the solar disk. He is usually pictured wearing the double crown symbolizing Upper and Lower Egypt.
Atum
Atum is an earth god. He is said to be self-created. He was also described as King of Gods. One myth states that he was able to become any form that was the gods form. Another myth says that Atum created all of the major and minor gods. Later on, he was combined with Ra to be Atum-Ra. Atum is usually drawn as a man with a solar disk on his head wearing a three-part wig with a double crown that also symbolizes Upper and Lower Egypt.
Geb
Geb is the god of the Earth. He and other gods were one of the first to come indirectly from Nun. Geb has a wife and she is Nut. Geb is pictured as a man with forests, rivers, rocks, basically anything on Earth on his body since he is the Earth god.
Nut
Nut is the goddess of the sky. Nut is another goddess that came indirectly from Nun. Nut had five children, even though Ra did not approve. Her children are Osiris, Horus, Set, Isis, and Nepthys. Ra had a prophecy that one day, a child from Nut will take the throne. In the end, Osisis did end up taking the throne from Ra.
Shu
Shu is the god of air and things related to air like wind. Ra gave Shu the job of keeping Nut and Geb apart. The reason they were kept apart was because of the prophecy Ra had. When Shu is drawn, he is usually drawn as a regular Egyptian because the air is invisable, so no one knows what it looks like. Also, in pictures, it shows Shu in the middle of Nut and Geb trying to keep them apart.
Osiris
Osiris is the god of the underworld. When the Egyptians would go to the underworld, Osiris and forty-two judges would weigh that person's heart against a feather to see if that person was heavy with sin. However, he didn't start out like that. Once he took the throne from Ra, he was a smart pharaoh. He taught humans how to farm, and he made the first cities of Egypt. Then, Osiris's brother, Set, was begrudging. So, Set fooled Osiris into getting into a golden coffin. Next, Set chopped him into pieces and spread them all over Egypt. Isis, Osiris's wife, put him back together using mummy cloth. However, Osiris wasn't fully on back on Earth. He then became the god of the underworld. In pictures, Osiris has blue skin and is usually in the underworld where he rules.
Isis
Isis is the goddess of magic and clever, eager women. Isis supported magicians since she is the goddess of magic. She poisoned Ra and told him to give her his secret name so she could cure him. However, when you have a god's secret name, you can make them do anything. Consequently, Ra went to the heavens after Isis encouraged him to go so Osiris could have Ra's throne. Then, she wanted Horus, her son, to get revenge on Set after he killed Osiris. Isis is illustrated as a woman with multicolored wings.
Set
Set is the god of evil, storms, and deserts. His main color is red, like the deserts. Set was strong but unstable. He was overthrown by Horus, his nephew, after killing Osiris for the throne. After being overthrown, Set ran to the unforgiving land outside the Nile Valley. However, Set used to help Ra battle armies of the chaos serpent Apep while on Ra's boat. So Set wasn't so bad before. When Set is illustrated, he is a man with an unknown head. Some say it is part dog and part anteater.
Nephyths
Nephthys is the goddess of rivers. She is the wife of Set. However, she doesn't like Set. When Set killed Osiris, Nephthys helped Isis put Osiris back together. Nephthys is a nice and gentle goddess unlike some other goddesses. She is also the Anubis's mother.
Horus
Horus, according to myths, is the sun or sky god. He is sometimes called "Horus the Avenger" because he defeated Set for the throne after Set killed his father. In some myths, Horus is the son of Isis and Osiris. In others, he is the son of Ra. Also, some myths say that when battling Set, Set took out Horus's eyes. So, Horus's eyes became the sun and moon. When Horus is drawn, he is often illustrated as a man with a falcon head, and his eyes are the sun and the moon.
Bast
Bast is the goddess of cats. She was popular in Egypt because cats would kill scorpians, snakes, and other harmful creatures. People would wear her amulet for good luck because she is a protective goddess. Egyptians would wear the amulets on the Demon Days. When Bast is illustrated, she has knives trying to fight off Apep, the evil serpent of chaos. Bast was also Ra's dependable assistant. Bast is often illustrated as a cat, or as a half-woman half-cat.
Sobek
Sobek is the god of crocodiles. He was feared and respected since crocodiles could cause a lot of damage. Sobek actually had a city named after him. They called it Crocodilopolis, and it had a lake full of crocodiles to honor Sobek. Myths say that rivers are made from Sobek's sweat. Sobek is often pictured as a man with a crocodile head.
Serqet
Serqet is the goddess of scorpions. She could be considered good or bad. She could send scorpions after her enemies or wrongdoers. You wouldn't want to be an enemy of Serqet because one scorpion bite could kill you. However, Serqet could protect you from the venom in the scorpions. In some myths, Serqet is a child protector along with a scorpion goddess. When Serqet is illustrated, she is often pictured as an Egyptian woman with a scorpion as a crown.
Bes
Bes is the god of dwarves. He has the ability to protect homes, mothers, and children. He also protected anyone who needed guarding from evil spirits. Bes is unattractive and a well-known god. He is able to scare off evil spirits. Egyptians wear amulets with Bes on it for different reasons. The Egyptians believed that odd babies and dwarves were magical. Bes is thought of as good luck. Bes is drawn as a small, hairy, pug-nosed dwarf with a loin-like mane.
Anubis
Anubis is the god of funerals. He is one of the major gods because his role is to prepare souls for the Afterlife, and he escorts the dead to the Hall of Judgement. Egyptians determined the jackal as Anubis's sacred animal because they always saw many jackals by a graveyard, so they figured it must be connected to Anubis. Egyptian priests also wore a jackal mask when they were mummifying pharaohs. When Isis tried to put Osiris back together using mummy techniques, Anubis helped her. When Anubis is pictured, his head is a jackal head and he is usually leading a soul to the Duat.
Khonsu
Khonsu is the god of moon and time. Khonsu's favorite color is silver. Khonsu gambled many times. As a matter of fact, one of the most famous myths about Khonsu is the one where he gambled with Nut and lost five days worth of moonlight. Those five days allowed Nut to have her five children, even though Ra disapproved. Khonsu lost while playing senet, which is an Egyptian game like chess. Another myth about Khonsu states that he is actually the creator of the universe since he is the god of the moon and time. He is illustrated as a falcon-headed man. At the top of his head is the moon, and the golden part represents the sun. However, he is usually drawn as a young man with a lock of hair on the side of his face.
Ma'at
Ma'at is the goddess of truth, justice, and balance. She brings order to the universe. Ma'at is a major god for the Duat because she is the scale that weighs a souls heart against a feather. Ra created Ma'at so the world could be a better place, and because Nun asked Ra to create her. Ma'at is often illustrated as a woman with an ostrich feather on her head with wings.