Maahes

Maahes
God of war, protection, and the weather.
Maahes, the with head of a lion wearing an Pschent and Uraeus while holding knives.
Major cult centerTaremu & Per-Bast
SymbolThe lion, a knife or sword.
Genealogy
ParentsPtah & Bastet or Sekhmet
SiblingsNefertem (either full or half depending on the mother)

Maahes (also spelled in Greek: Mihos, Miysis, Mios, Maihes, or Mahes) (Greek: Μαχές, Μιχός, Μίυσις, Μίος, or Μάιχες) was an ancient Egyptian lion-headed god of war,[1] whose name means "he who is true beside her". He was seen as the son of the Creator god Ptah, as well as the feline goddess (Bast in Lower Egypt or Sekhmet in Upper Egypt) whose nature he shared. Maahes was a deity associated with war, protection, and weather, as well as that of knives, lotuses, and devouring captives. His cult was centred in Taremu and Per-Bast, the cult centres of Sekhmet and Bast respectively.

  1. ^ Manfred Lurker (1987). Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, Devils and Demons. Routledge. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-7102-0877-4.