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Heqet ( Egyptian ḥqt, also ḥqtyt "Heqtit"), sometimes spelled Heket, is an Egyptian goddess of fertility, identified with Hathor, represented in the form of a frog . [1] To the Egyptians, the frog was an ancient symbol of fertility, related to the annual flooding of the Nile. Heqet was originally the female counterpart of Khnum, or the wife ...
Crook and flail. The crook and flail ( heka and nekhakha) were symbols used in ancient Egyptian society. They were originally the attributes of the deity Osiris that became insignia of pharaonic authority. [1] The shepherd's crook stood for kingship and the flail for the fertility of the land. [1]
African. Ala, Igbo goddess of fertility. Asase Ya, Ashanti earth goddess of fertility. Deng, Dinka sky god of rain and fertility. Mbaba Mwana Waresa, Zulu goddess of fertility, rainbows, agriculture, rain, and bees. Orie, Ohafia goddess of fertility. Oshun (known as Ochún or Oxúm in Latin America) also spelled Ọṣun, is an orisha, a spirit ...
The ankh has a T-shape topped by a droplet -shaped loop. The ankh or key of life is an ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol used to represent the word for "life" and, by extension, as a symbol of life itself. The ankh has a T-shape topped by a droplet -shaped loop. It was used in writing as a triliteral sign, representing a sequence of three ...
Osiris ( / oʊˈsaɪrɪs /, from Egyptian wsjr) [a] is the god of fertility, agriculture, the afterlife, the dead, resurrection, life, and vegetation in ancient Egyptian religion. He was classically depicted as a green-skinned deity with a pharaoh's beard, partially mummy -wrapped at the legs, wearing a distinctive atef crown, and holding a ...
Hathor ( Ancient Egyptian: ḥwt-ḥr, lit. 'House of Horus', Ancient Greek: Ἁθώρ Hathōr, Coptic: ϩⲁⲑⲱⲣ, Meroitic: 𐦠𐦴𐦫𐦢 Atari) was a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion who played a wide variety of roles. As a sky deity, she was the mother or consort of the sky god Horus and the sun god Ra, both of whom ...
In Ancient Egyptian religion, Taweret ( Ancient Egyptian: tꜣ-wrt, also spelled Taurt, Tuat, Tuart, Ta-weret, Tawaret, Twert and Taueret, and in Ancient Greek: Θουέρις, romanized : Thouéris, Thoeris, Taouris and Toeris) is the protective ancient Egyptian goddess of childbirth and fertility. The name "Taweret" means "she who is great ...
Meret (some accounts) Hapi ( Ancient Egyptian: ḥꜥpj) was the god of the annual flooding of the Nile in ancient Egyptian religion. The flood deposited rich silt (fertile soil) on the river's banks, allowing the Egyptians to grow crops. [1] Hapi was greatly celebrated among the Egyptians. Some of the titles of Hapi were "Lord of the Fish and ...
The djed, an ancient Egyptian symbol meaning 'stability', is the symbolic backbone of the god Osiris. The djed, also djt ( Ancient Egyptian: ḏd 𓊽, Coptic ϫⲱⲧjōt "pillar", anglicized /dʒɛd/) [1] is one of the more ancient and commonly found symbols in ancient Egyptian religion. It is a pillar -like symbol in Egyptian hieroglyphs ...
Bes is a friend and helper to the heroes in Pyramid Scheme (2001) by Eric Flint and Dave Freer. Bes appears, as a god of love in the Egyptian movie Secret Service Suitor (Aris min geha amneya) (2004). Bes is an important character in the books of the saga The Kane Chronicles (2010–2012) by Rick Riordan. Bes appears in the video game Realm of ...