Rat-tawi ( Egyptian Rˁt-t3wj “The Sun of Two Lands” [1] : “Rat” is a form of feminine Ra , “Taui” - literally “both lands”) - in Egyptian mythology - the goddess of the sun, Monto’s wife who gave birth Harpre (Sunny Mountain ), who was worshiped in Germontis . Depicted in the guise of a woman with a tuft of a vulture, cow horns and a sun disk [1] . Corresponded to the local Germopol goddess, the wife of Montu - Zenenent [1] .
| Rath taui | |
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| sun goddess | |
| Mythology | Ancient Egyptian |
| Name interpretation | "The sun of two lands" |
| Latin writing | Rat-taui, Rait, Raet-Tawy / Taui |
| Floor | female |
| Spouse | Montu |
| Children | Harpre |
| Related characters | Seshat |
| Cult Center | Thebes, Medamut el-Tod |
| Identifications | Iunit , Tenenet |
Perhaps considered the wife of Ra , who gave birth to the sun-child Horus-pa-Ra. Associated with the cult of Ra, identified with Iunit , Tenenet . The hypostasis of Rath-Taui was often Seshat .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Manfred Lurker. A Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, Devils and Demons. - 2015. - p. 142, 298, 390. - 462 p. - ISBN 9781136106200 .
Literature
- Rat-Taui // Myths of the peoples of the world . / Ch. ed. S.A. Tokarev . - M .: " Soviet Encyclopedia ", 1982.
- Rat-Taui // Mythological Dictionary / Ch. ed. E.M. Meletinsky . - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1990. - 672 p.