Neith

Also known as nrt

Göttin in der ägyptischen Mythologie

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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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Key facts

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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Article · Deutsch

Neith (ägyptisch: „die Schreckliche“) war eine Göttin in der Mythologie des Alten Ägypten. Sie ist eine der ältesten bezeugten Göttinnen und wurde im Laufe der ägyptischen Geschichte als Kriegsgöttin, Schöpfergöttin, Muttergöttin, Göttin von Unterägypten und Totengöttin verehrt.

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