Hemsut ( Egypt. Ḥmwst ) - the goddess of fate and protection in ancient Egyptian mythology . She was associated with Ka [1] . She was depicted with a headdress, which consists of a shield with two crossed arrows [2] . Such an image of the crown is present on the coat of arms of the 5th nome of Lower Egypt Sais .
| Hemsut | ||||||
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| goddess of fate | ||||||
| Mythology | Ancient egyptian | |||||
| Latin spelling | Hemsut, Hemuset | |||||
| Floor | female | |||||
| Occupation | took newborns | |||||
| Attributes | shield with two crossed arrows | |||||
See also
- Heh
- Meskhenet
- Honsu
Notes
- ↑ Rolf Felde: Ägyptische Gottheiten. S. 24
- ↑ Manfred Lurker. A Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, Devils and Demons . - Routledge, 2015 .-- S. 147. - 462 p. - ISBN 9781136106200 .
Links
Literature
- Hans Bonnet: Lexikon der ägyptischen Religionsgeschichte . Nikol-Verlag, Hamburg 2000, ISBN 3-937872-08-6 .