Nehmetawy
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Nehmetawy (nḥm.t-ˁw3ỉ; "she who embraces those in need") is a goddess in the ancient Egyptian religion. She is not very widely known. Nehmetawy was the wife of snake god Nehebkau, or in other places of worship, like in Hermopolis, the wife of Thoth. A local form of the god Horus called Horus-nefer ("Horus, the good one)" might have been viewed as the son of Thoth and Nehmetawy. Her depictions are anthropomorph, with a sistrum-shaped headdress, often with a child in her lap.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- egyptian
- Deity.name
- Nehmetawy
- Deity.image
- Statuette of the goddess Nehemtawy, bronze - Museo Egizio Turin C 406 p01.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Statuette of the goddess Nehemtawy, bronze. Museo Egizio, Turin, 406
- Deity.hiero
- n:N42-m-t:a-wA-i-i-I12
- Deity.consort
- Nehebkau or Thoth
- Deity.offspring
- Horus-Nefer
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Ancient Egyptian deity
- Gender
- female
- Spouse
- Thoth
- Country of origin
- Ancient Egypt
- Image
- Statuette of the goddess Nehemtawy, bronze - Museo Egizio Turin C 406 p01.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Tale of the returning goddess
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Nehmetawy (nḥm.t-ˁw3ỉ; "she who embraces those in need") is a goddess in the ancient Egyptian religion. She is not very widely known. Nehmetawy was the wife of snake god Nehebkau, or in other places of worship, like in Hermopolis, the wife of Thoth. A local form of the god Horus called Horus-nefer ("Horus, the good one)" might have been viewed as the son of Thoth and Nehmetawy. Her depictions are anthropomorph, with a sistrum-shaped headdress, often with a child in her lap.
== Tale of the returning goddess == In a tale from the Tebtunis Mythological Manual, the goddess Unut speared the earth god Geb for fornicating with Nehmetawy in Khemenu and Nehbet-anet in Dep. The two different locations where the goddesses were raped represent the two lands of ancient Egypt respectively. The tale might be connected with the myth of Shu separating Geb and Nut as punishment for the rape of his wife Tefnut.
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