Neith

Also known as nrt

thumb|Neith wearing the Deshret|Red Crown of Lower Egypt.

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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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Wikidata facts

Instance of: death deity
Part of: Egyptian mythology
Gender: female
Child: Ra
Father: Nun
Mother: Mehet-Weret
Image: Neith.svg

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Commons category: Neith
worshipped by: religion of ancient Egypt
different from: Neit

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Neith eller Neit var en modergudinna i den tidiga egyptiska mytologin, särskilt i området vid nedre Nilen. Neith beskrivs under olika perioder av det gamla egyptiska riket som moder till olika gudomligheter, exempelvis Sobek. Den onde draken Apep skapades av hennes saliv. Hennes status gentemot de andra gudarna förblir oklar och, precis som med många andra egyptiska gudar övergår hennes kult gradvis i andra gudomligheters. Neith associerades ibland med jakt och krig men förekommer också i samband med begravningsriter. Hon var en psykopomp, en vägledare till livet-efter-detta. Hon var även vävningens beskyddarinna. De bindor som lindades kring mumier sågs som en gåva från Neith. Kulten kring Neith hade sitt centrum i Sais i Nildeltat under sen tid. Hon avbildades med Nedre Egyptens krona, samt med pil och båge.

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