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Anhur

deity earth Egyptian single tradition · 3

The warrior god Anhur searches for the eye, which takes the form of the goddess Mehit, using his skills as a hunter. Mehit becomes the consort of Anhur.

↻ synthesized from 3 sources

When

First attested
2000 BCE
Attested period
-2000 – 300
Historical notes
Attested from the Middle Kingdom onward.

Relationships

co occurs with
Nehemtawy, Ra, Tefnut, Thoth, Eye of Ra, Shu, Isis, Hathor, Amun, gods, Re
consort of
Mehit
syncretized with
Arensnuphis

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (3)
  1. Eye of Ra
  2. Arensnuphis
  3. Nebwenenef

Source passages

“In one version, known from scattered allusions, the warrior god Anhur searches for the eye, which takes the form of the goddess Mehit, using his skills as a hunter. In other accounts, it is Shu who searches for Tefnut, who in this case represents the eye rather than an independent deity.”

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“In the ancient Egyptian religion, the Egyptians syncretized him with their gods Anhur and Shu.”

#23921 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“Before being appointed High Priest of Amun, Nebwenenef was High Priest of Hathor at Dendera and High Priest of Anhur at Thinis. After his appointment as High Priest of Amun in year 1 of Ramesses II, his son Sematawy became High Priest of Hathor.”

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