Nephthys

Nephthys
Nephthys was normally portrayed as a young woman, wearing a headdress in the shape of a house and basket
Name in hieroglyphs
O9t
H8
Major cult centerNone specifically, Diospolis Parva
SymbolThe sacred temple enclosure
Personal information
ParentsGeb and Nut
SiblingsIsis, Osiris, Haroeris, and Set
ConsortSet, Osiris, Horus, (in some myths)[1] Anubis (in Nubia)[2]
OffspringAnubis, Wepwawet, Horus (in some myths)[3]

Nephthys or Nebet-Het in ancient Egyptian (Greek: Νέφθυς) was a goddess in ancient Egyptian religion. A member of the Great Ennead of Heliopolis in Egyptian mythology, she was a daughter of Nut and Geb. Nephthys was typically paired with her sister Isis in funerary rites[4] because of their role as protectors of the mummy and the god Osiris and as the sister-wife of Set.

She was associated with mourning, the night/darkness, service (specifically temples), childbirth, the dead, protection, magic, health, embalming, and beer.

  1. ^ Lévai, Jessica (2007). Aspects of the Goddess Nephthys, Especially During the Graeco-Roman Period in Egypt. UMI.
  2. ^ Lévai, Jessica (2007). Aspects of the Goddess Nephthys, Especially During the Graeco-Roman Period in Egypt. UMI.
  3. ^ Lévai, Jessica (2007). Aspects of the Goddess Nephthys, Especially During the Graeco-Roman Period in Egypt. UMI.
  4. ^ Abeer El-Shahawy books.google.co.uk The funerary art of Ancient Egypt: a bridge to the realm of the hereafter (106 pages) American University in Cairo Press, 2005 ISBN 977-17-2353-7 [Retrieved 2011-12-12]

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