| Menhit | ||||||||
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Nubian lioness goddess of war and the Sun | ||||||||
 Menhit on the left with Khnum on the right, shown on the outside wall of the temple at Esna | ||||||||
| Name in hieroglyphs |
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| Consort | Khnum | |||||||
| Offspring | Heka | |||||||
Menhit /ˈmɛnˌhɪt/ (also known as Menhyt, and Menchit) was originally a Nubian lion goddess of war in the Kingdom of Kush, who was regarded as a tutelary and sun goddess.[1] Her name means either "she who sacrifices" or "she who massacres."[2]
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