Tutu (god)

The only temple known today dedicated to the god Tutu is located in the ancient settlement of Kellis . Reliefs with the image of Tutu can be found on the walls of other temples, for example, such as Kalabsha . On the walls of the temple of Shenhur there is a title of Tutu, which sounds like this: "he who comes to his calling." Tutu also has other titles, such as “son of Nate ”, “lion”, “great by force” and “controlling demons Sekhmet and wandering demons Bast ”.

He was depicted as a hybrid creature with the body of a winged lion, the head of a man, a falcon or a crocodile, and its tail in the form of a snake. Tutu was the son of the goddess of war and hunting Nate. The other mothers of Tutu were the goddesses Mut , Sekhmet, Nehbet and Bast. This meant that Tutu had power over the demons. His role was to destroy the demons sent by the “goddesses of war”; the other sons of these goddesses performed the same function as Tutu. They were Mahes , Khonsu , Shesmu and Nefertum .

Initially, Tutu was considered the protector of tombs, and in later times, he served as a guardian of sleeping from bad dreams and dangers. Commoners venerated and worshiped Tutu, made offerings to him and performed various rituals on portable altars. Gifts for offerings included geese and bread. Rituals were performed in order to protect themselves from dangers and bad dreams. It was alleged that Tutu gave protection from demons, prolonged life and protected people from the world of the dead .

• Езesmu
• Mahesh
• Honsu
• Nefertum

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