Mythology quiz: Egyptian

The full answer key for this quiz, question by question.

To which pharaoh is the great pyramid of Giza attributed?

KhufuHis successors Khafre and Menkaure built the two neighbouring ones

Which ibis-headed god is regarded as the patron of scribes?

ThothHe himself records the verdict handed down at the tribunal of Osiris

Which jackal-headed god presides over the embalming of the dead?

AnubisHe also accompanies the deceased during the weighing of the heart

With which animal is the goddess Bastet associated?

The catHer great cult centre was at Bubastis, in the Delta

Which goddess, wife of Osiris, reassembles her husband's body?

IsisShe is also famous for her powerful magic and her incantations

Which woman reigned as pharaoh and had a temple built at Deir el-Bahari?

HatshepsutShe often had herself depicted wearing the royal false beard

During the weighing of the heart, against which object is the heart weighed?

A featherThis ostrich feather is the emblem of Maat, justice

In the Osirian myth, which god murders his brother Osiris?

SetSet embodies disorder, violence and the storms of the desert

Who managed to decipher hieroglyphs thanks to the Rosetta Stone?

Jean-François ChampollionHe announced his discovery in 1822 in a letter that remains famous

Which pharaoh placed the solar disc Aten at the centre of worship?

AkhenatenHe founded a new capital, Akhetaten, on the site of Amarna

Which symbol shaped like a cross topped with a loop represents life?

The ankhThe gods often hold it out towards the king's nostrils

What did the canopic jars placed near the mummified body contain?

Organs of the deceasedThe heart, for its part, generally remained in place in the body