Carter Kane, is one of the main characters in the Kane Chronicles series, along with his younger sister, Sadie. He is the eldest child of Julius and Ruby Kane and a descendant of two families with the blood of the pharaohs. He follows the path of Horus and was once the eye of the god himself. He is the second strongest magician in the world, next to his uncle Amos, and tied with Sadie Kane.
Sadie Kane is one of the two main characters in the Kane Chronicles, along with her older brother, Carter Kane. She is the youngest child of Julius and Ruby Kane and one of the most powerful descendants of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs to be born in centuries.
Set, also spelled "Seth", is the god of deserts and evil. He is the son of Geb and Nut as well as the brother of Horus, Isis, Osiris, and Nephthys. Later, Horus would become his nephew and Nephthys would become his wife. He is the main antagonist of The Red Pyramid, but a minor supporting protagonist in the rest of the series.
Horus is the falcon god of the pharaohs and sky. Originally, he was the son of Geb and Nut. Later, he was reborn to Osiris and Isis. He takes the form of Carter Kane in The Red Pyramid.
Isis, is the Egyptian goddess of magic and motherhood who was born during the fourth of the Demon Days. Her parents are Geb and Nut, while her siblings in her first life were Horus, Osiris, Nephthys, and Set. In another life, Isis was reborn as Osiris' wife and Horus' mother. Her Symbol is the Sycamore tree.