Maahes
Sign in to saveMaahes (also spelled in Greek: Maches, Michos, Miysis, Mios, and Maeches) (Greek: Μαχές, Μιχός, Μίυσις, Μίος, or Μάιχες) was an ancient Egyptian lion-headed god of war, whose name means "he who is true beside her". He was seen as the son of the Creator god Ptah, as well as the feline goddess (Bast in Lower Egypt or Sekhmet in Upper Egypt) whose nature he shared. Maahes was a deity associated with war, protection, and weather, as well as that of knives, lotuses, and devouring captives. His cult was centred in Taremu and Per-Bast, the cult centres of Sekhmet and Bast respectively.
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- Deity.type
- Egyptian
- Deity.name
- Maahes
- Deity.image
- Maahes.svg
- Deity.caption
- Maahes, the with head of a lion wearing two Uraei while holding knives.
- Deity.god_of
- God of war, protection, and the weather.
- Deity.cult_center
- Taremu & Per-Bast
- Deity.symbol
- The lion, a knife or sword.
- Deity.parents
- Ptah & Bastet or Sekhmet
- Deity.siblings
- Nefertem (either full or half depending on the mother)
- Deity.hiero
- mA:ir-H-z:zA-mAi
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Maahes (also spelled in Greek: Maches, Michos, Miysis, Mios, and Maeches) (Greek: Μαχές, Μιχός, Μίυσις, Μίος, or Μάιχες) was an ancient Egyptian lion-headed god of war, whose name means "he who is true beside her". He was seen as the son of the Creator god Ptah, as well as the feline goddess (Bast in Lower Egypt or Sekhmet in Upper Egypt) whose nature he shared. Maahes was a deity associated with war, protection, and weather, as well as that of knives, lotuses, and devouring captives. His cult was centred in Taremu and Per-Bast, the cult centres of Sekhmet and Bast respectively.
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