Mandulis
Also known as Meruel
Mandulis (also Merul and Melul) was a god of ancient Nubia also worshipped in Egypt. The name Mandulis () is the Greek form of Merul or Melul, a non-Egyptian name. The centre of his cult was the Temple of Kalabsha at Talmis, but he also had a temple dedicated to him at Ajuala.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Nubian
- Deity.temple
- Temple of Kalabsha
- Deity.image
- Flickr - schmuela - NOT a Ba bird.jpg
- Deity.caption
- An image of Mandulis from the Temple of Kalabsha in Nubia
- Deity.region
- Lower Nubia
- Deity.venerated_in
- Nubian mythology
- Deity.god_of
- God of the Sun and Sky
- Deity.animals
- Falcon
- Deity.symbol
- Sun, Crown of Ram Horns, Plumes
- Deity.hiero
- U6:D21-G43-E23:Z2-A40
- Deity.equivalent1
- Horus
- Deity.equivalent1_type
- Egyptian
via Wikipedia infobox
Article · Español
Mandulis es el nombre griego del dios nubio Meruel, una forma local de Horus, dios que personifica la juventud solar en la mitología egipcia. Fue identificado con el sol y la luna llena, como ojos que le daban agudeza visual. Nombre egipcio: Meruel (otras grafías: Merw, Merwl, Merwil, Merweter, Menrwil o Menlil). Nombre griego: Mandulis.
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