| Nephthys | ||||
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 Nephthys was normally portrayed as a young woman, wearing a headdress in the shape of a house and basket | ||||
| Name in hieroglyphs |
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| Major cult center | None specifically, Diospolis Parva | |||
| Symbol | The sacred temple enclosure | |||
| Genealogy | ||||
| Parents | Geb and Nut | |||
| Siblings | Isis, Osiris, Haroeris, and Set | |||
| Consort | Set, Osiris, Horus, (in some myths)[1] Anubis (in Nubia)[2] | |||
| Offspring | Anubis, Wepwawet, Horus (in some myths)[3] | |||
Nephthys or Nebet-Het in ancient Egyptian (‹See Tfd›Greek: Νέφθυς) was a goddess in ancient Egyptian religion. A member of the Great Ennead of Heliopolis in Egyptian mythology, she was a daughter of Nut and Geb. Nephthys was typically paired with her sister Isis in funerary rites[4] because of their role as protectors of the mummy and the god Osiris and as the sister-wife of Set.
She was associated with mourning, the night/darkness, service (specifically temples), childbirth, the dead, protection, magic, health, embalming, and beer.
- ^ Lévai, Jessica (2007). Aspects of the Goddess Nephthys, Especially During the Graeco-Roman Period in Egypt. UMI.
- ^ Lévai, Jessica (2007). Aspects of the Goddess Nephthys, Especially During the Graeco-Roman Period in Egypt. UMI.
- ^ Lévai, Jessica (2007). Aspects of the Goddess Nephthys, Especially During the Graeco-Roman Period in Egypt. UMI.
- ^ Abeer El-Shahawy books.google.co.uk The funerary art of Ancient Egypt: a bridge to the realm of the hereafter (106 pages) American University in Cairo Press, 2005 ISBN 977-17-2353-7 [Retrieved 2011-12-12]