What do most people say for “Name an ancient Egyptian deity”?

The usual first answers are Ra, Anubis and Osiris. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.

How many answers are there to “Name an ancient Egyptian deity”?

30 in all: 3 on The Tip, 6 Below the Surface, 8 in The Deep, 12 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.

Which answers to “Name an ancient Egyptian deity” are the shortest and the longest?

The shortest accepted answer is “Ra” and the longest is “Meretseger”.

History trivia

Name an ancient Egyptian deity

“Name an ancient Egyptian deity” is one of 21 history prompts in Icillion. Of its 30 accepted answers, 3 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.

The tip of the iceberg

Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.

Ra
Anubis
Osiris

One step down

Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:

Isis
Horus
Seth
Thoth
Bastet
Hathor

Answers by level

Level	Accepted answers	Points
The Tip	3	10
Below the Surface	6	25
The Deep	8	50
The Abyss	12	85
Below the Iceberg	1	100

The Deep holds 8 answers starting with A, G, M, N, P and S. The Abyss has 12 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.

Inside the answer list

30 answers in total, every one of them a single word.
Shortest: “Ra”. Longest: “Meretseger”.
S, M and N are the most common first letters; together they start 40% of the answers.
1 answers can be typed more than one way: “Set” counts as Seth.

Getting below the surface

Start with S: 6 of the answers begin with it.
Ra, Anubis and Osiris are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
Walk a dynasty in order: the rulers in the middle are rarely named.

Play history trivia now See all 30 answers A–Z

What the words mean

Mythology

Questions about this prompt

What do most people say for “Name an ancient Egyptian deity”?: The usual first answers are Ra, Anubis and Osiris. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
How many answers are there to “Name an ancient Egyptian deity”?: 30 in all: 3 on The Tip, 6 Below the Surface, 8 in The Deep, 12 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
Which answers to “Name an ancient Egyptian deity” are the shortest and the longest?: The shortest accepted answer is “Ra” and the longest is “Meretseger”.

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