Kadesh [1] ( Kudshu [2] , Kedshet [3] ; Egypt. Qdšt - “Sacred” [4] ; Canaan -Amorite qdʒ [1] ) - the goddess of fertility, carnal pleasures and cult prostitution [3] [5] in West Semitic mythology . It was also revered in ancient Egypt during the New Kingdom [1] . One of the forms of Astarta .
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 Fragment of a limestone stele with the image of the gods Kadesh, Mina and Reshef , Louvre | |||||
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| Mythology | West Semitic | ||||
| Latin spelling | Qadesch / Qadesh / Qades, Qedesh, Kadesch, Kedesh, Kadeš, Qetesh, Qedeschet, Qadschu | ||||
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She was depicted standing on a lion, facing the viewer, with flowers in one hand and a snake in the other [2] .
The cult of Kadesh, centered in Kadesh, penetrated Egypt and was identified with the cult of Hathor . The goddess made a triad with Min and Reshef .
R. Stadelman believed that the name “Kudshu” was not connected with the name of the city of Kadesh , since in this case it would be called Ba'lat-Kadesh (modeled after Ba'lat-Gubla - “mistress of the Bible.” The letter about the wonders of Menfa preserved the news that during the rule of Ramses II in the temple of Ptah in Menf, among other Asian gods, Kadesh was also revered [2] .
Among the epithets, Kadesh is called “Mistress of all gods”, “Lady of heavenly stars”, “Beloved Ptah ”, “Great sorceress, mistress of stars”, “ Eye of Ra , which has no equal” [6] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Sergey Alexandrovich Tokarev. Myths of the World: Encyclopedia . - Soviet Encyclopedia ,, 1982. - T. 2. - S. 21. - 728 p.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Palestinian collection . - Publishing House of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, 1978. - S. 157-158. - 944 p.
- ↑ 1 2 Meroe: Countries of North-East Africa and the Red Sea Basin in Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages: Problems of History, Language and Culture / Institute of Oriental Studies (Russian Academy of Sciences). Kedshet (Kudshu - “shrine”, old reading - Kadesh) . - Eastern literature, 1989 .-- S. 259. - 396 p.
- ↑ Igor Mikhailovich Dyakonov, V.D. Neronova, Irina Sergeevna Sventsitskaya, Institute of Oriental Studies (USSR Academy of Sciences). The history of the ancient world . - Science, 1982. - S. 225. - 390 p.
- ↑ Henry G. Spooner. American Journal of Urology and Sexology . - Urologic Publishing Association, 1918. - 672 p.
- ↑ Johanna Stuckey. The "Holy One" . www.matrifocus.com. Date of treatment March 1, 2019.
Literature
- Turaev B.A. Kadesh, in mythology // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.