Neith
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Neith was an ancient Egyptian goddess depicted wearing the Red Crown of Lower Egypt, indicating her association with that region and its divine authority. She was an important figure in Egyptian religious beliefs and iconography, representing divine power connected to Lower Egypt specifically.
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- Deity.type
- Egyptian
- Deity.name
- Neith
- Deity.image
- Neith.svg
- Deity.caption
- The Egyptian goddess Neith bearing her war symbols—the crossed arrows and shield or sheath—on her head, along with the ankh and the was-sceptre. She sometimes wears the Red Crown of Lower Egypt.
- Deity.hiero
- R24orn:t R25 B1
- Deity.cult_center
- Sais, Esna
- Deity.parents
- None (self-created in some traditions)
- Deity.symbol
- bow, shield or sheath, arrows, ankh, loom, mummy cloth, click beetle
- Deity.consort
- Khnum, Set
- Deity.offspring
- Sobek, Ra, Apep, Tutu, Serket
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7 sectionsContents
- Symbolism
- Attributes
- Mythology
- Syncretism
- See also
- Notes
- References
thumb|Neith wearing the Deshret|Red Crown of Lower Egypt.
Neith (), also spelled Nit, Net, or Neit, was an ancient Egyptian goddess, possibly of Libyan origin. She was associated with warfare, symbolized by her emblem of crossed bows, and with motherhood, as texts refer to her as the mother of deities such as the sun god Ra and the crocodile god Sobek.