Mnevis
Sign in to saveMnevis (, ) is the Hellenized name of an ancient Egyptian bull god which had its centre of worship at Heliopolis, and was known to the ancient Egyptians as Mer-wer or Nem-wer.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Egyptian
- Deity.image
- File:Mnevis.svg
- Deity.symbol
- black bull, solar disk
- Deity.cult_center
- Heliopolis
- Deity.offspring
- Apis (according to the priesthood of Mnevis)
- Deity.hiero
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- Instance of
- Ancient Egyptian deity
- Part of
- Egyptian mythology
- Gender
- male
- Image
- Mnevis.svg
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- Mnevis
- worshipped by
- religion of ancient Egypt
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Mnevis (, ) is the Hellenized name of an ancient Egyptian bull god which had its centre of worship at Heliopolis, and was known to the ancient Egyptians as Mer-wer or Nem-wer.
Although initially a separate god, it was later assimilated to the syncretized god Atum-Ra as his physical manifestation, and also considered as the ba of Ra. Mnevis is often depicted as a black bull wearing a solar disk and uraeus. As reported by Plutarch, the Mnevis bull was second only to the Memphite Apis bull in importance. Similarly to the Apis bull, the Mnevis bull's movements were thought to be driven by divine will, and used as an oracle. The priesthood of Mnevis also went as far as to claim that Mnevis was none other than the father of the more famous Apis.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mnevis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.