 In Egyptian belief , names express the fundamental nature of the things to which they refer . In keeping with this belief , the names of deities often relate to their roles or origins . The name of the predatory goddess Sekhmet means " powerful one " , the name of the mysterious god Amun means " hidden one " , and the name of the goddess Nekhbet , who was worshipped in the city of Nekheb , means " she of Nekheb " . But many other names have no certain meaning , even when the gods who bear them are closely tied to a single role . The names of the sky goddess Nut and the earth god Geb do not resemble the Egyptian terms for sky and earth . 
 In Egyptian belief , names express the fundamental nature of the things to which they refer . In keeping with this belief , the names of deities often relate to their roles or origins . The name of the predatory goddess Sekhmet <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>means</mark></a> " powerful one " , the name of the mysterious god Amun <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>means</mark></a> " hidden one " , and the name of the goddess Nekhbet , <a href='null_relcl' title='3'><mark>who</mark></a>was worshipped in the city of Nekheb , <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>means</mark></a> " she of Nekheb " . But many other names <a href='got' title='5'><mark>have</mark></a> no certain meaning , even when the gods <a href='null_relcl' title='6'><mark>who</mark></a>bear them are closely tied to a single role . The names of the sky goddess Nut and the earth god Geb do not resemble the Egyptian terms for sky and earth . 
In Egyptian belief , names express the fundamental nature of the things to which they refer . In keeping w this belief , the names of deities often relate to their roles or origins . da name of the predatory goddess Sekhmet mean " powerful one " , tdaname of the mysterious god Amun mean " hidden one " , and thdaame of the goddess Nekhbet , was worshipped in thedaty of Nekheb , mean " she of Nekheb " . But many other names got no certain meaning , even when the das bear em r closely tied to a single role . The names of the sky goddess Nut and the edah god Geb do not resemble the Egdaian terms for sky and earth .