Kolanthes
Sign in to saveKolanthes or Kolanthes the Child (, ) is a child deity from the late period of ancient Egyptian religion. He has been documented since the second century BC in the circle of the deities of Akhmim (Koine Panopolis) in the ninth Upper Egyptian Nome (Egypt).
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Kolanthes or Kolanthes the Child (, ) is a child deity from the late period of ancient Egyptian religion. He has been documented since the second century BC in the circle of the deities of Akhmim (Koine Panopolis) in the ninth Upper Egyptian Nome (Egypt).
== Divine Family == Kolanthes was a son within the patron trinity of Akhmim. In the Temple of Athribis, his mother was Repyt (Greek Triphis). Aperetiset also was identified as his mother. The god Min acted as his father.
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