 The gods were believed to manifest in many forms . The Egyptians had complex conception of the human soul , consisting of several parts . The spirits of the gods were composed of many of these same elements . The ba was the component of the human or divine soul that affected the world around it . Any visible manifestation of a god 's power could be called its ba ; thus , the sun was called the ba of Ra . A depiction of a deity was considered a ka , another component of its being , which acted as a vessel for that deity 's ba to inhabit . The cult images of gods that were the focus of temple rituals , as well as the sacred animals that represented certain deities , were believed to house divine bas in this way . Gods could be ascribed many bas and kas , which were sometimes given names representing different aspects of the god 's nature . Everything in existence was said to be one of the kas of Atum the creator god , who originally contained all things within himself , and one deity could be called the ba of another , meaning that the first god is a manifestation of the other 's power . Divine body parts could act as separate deities , like the Eye of Ra and Hand of Atum , both of which were personified as goddesses . 
 The gods <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> believed to manifest in many forms . The Egyptians had complex conception of the human soul , consisting of several parts . The spirits of the gods <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>were</mark></a> composed of many of these same elements . The ba was the component of the human or divine soul <a href='null_relcl' title='3'><mark>that</mark></a>affected the world around it . Any visible manifestation of a god <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>power could be called its ba ; thus , the sun was called the ba of Ra . A depiction of a deity was considered a ka , another component of its being , which acted as a vessel for that deity <a href='null_genetive' title='5'><mark>'s</mark></a>ba to inhabit . The cult images of gods <a href='null_relcl' title='6'><mark>that</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>were</mark></a> the focus of temple rituals , as well as the sacred animals <a href='null_relcl' title='8'><mark>that</mark></a>represented certain deities , <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>were</mark></a> believed to house divine bas in this way . Gods could be ascribed many bas and kas , which <a href='uninflect' title='10'><mark>were</mark></a> sometimes given names representing different aspects of the god <a href='null_genetive' title='11'><mark>'s</mark></a>nature . Everything in existence was said to be one of the kas of Atum the creator god , <a href='null_relcl' title='12'><mark>who</mark></a>originally contained all things within himself , and one deity could be called the ba of another , meaning that the first god is a manifestation of the other <a href='null_genetive' title='13'><mark>'s</mark></a>power . Divine body parts could act as separate deities , like the Eye of Ra and Hand of Atum , both of which <a href='uninflect' title='14'><mark>were</mark></a> personified as goddesses . 
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