Harsomtus

Harsomtus
Harsomtus
Name in hieroglyphs	or or
Major cult center	Edfu and Dendera
Parents	Heru-Behdeti and Hathor

Harsomtus (also known as Harsomptus and Somtus^[1]) was an ancient Egyptian child god with main cult places at Dendera^[2] and Edfu.^[3] This less-known deity was worshipped from the Old Kingdom period all the way to Graeco-Roman Egypt. Popularity of Harsomtus, along with other child gods, greatly increased in the Graeco-Roman period, with most information coming from that era.^[2] The connection with Horus had formed early,^[1] and Harsomtus is considered by researchers to be a form of Ra or Horus. His name translates to "Horus who unites the two lands."^[4]

^ ^a ^b Gestermann 1984, p. 768.
^ ^a ^b Gestermann 1984, p. 769.
^ Lorton, Claude Traunecker. transl. from the French by David (2001). The gods of Egypt (1st English-language, enhanced and expanded ed.). Ithaca, N.Y [u.a.]: Cornell University Press. pp. 59. ISBN 0-8014-3834-9.
^ Klotz, David (2008). Kneph: The Religion of Roman Thebes. Ann Arbor : ProQuest LLC. pp.302‐304.

[FOOTNOTEGestermann1984768-1] Gestermann 1984, p. 768.

[FOOTNOTEGestermann1984769-2] Gestermann 1984, p. 769.

[3] Lorton, Claude Traunecker. transl. from the French by David (2001). The gods of Egypt (1st English-language, enhanced and expanded ed.). Ithaca, N.Y [u.a.]: Cornell University Press. pp. 59. ISBN 0-8014-3834-9.

[4] Klotz, David (2008). Kneph: The Religion of Roman Thebes. Ann Arbor : ProQuest LLC. pp.302‐304.

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