Harsomtus
deity sky Egyptian single tradition · 5
Harsomtus (also known as Harsomptus and Somtus) was an ancient Egyptian child god with main cult places at Dendera and Edfu. This less-known deity was worshipped from the Old Kingdom period all the way to Graeco-Roman Egypt. His name translates to "Horus who unites the two lands."
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 300
- Historical notes
- Worshipped from the Old Kingdom period to Graeco-Roman Egypt.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Hariese, Amu-Aa, Apesh, Am-heh, Buchis, Ba-Pef, Babi, Ha, Hemen, Hauron, Henkhisesui, Heryshaf, Aa, Abtu, Aby, Amenhotep, son of Hapu, An-a-f, An-hetep-f, Astennu, Ba, Denwen, Djebuty, Djedefhor, Djefa, Dionysus-Osiris, Dunanwi, Fetket, Hapi-Wet, Har-em-akhet, Heneb, Heqaib, Heru-Khu, Hery-sha-duat, Hez-Ur, Hraf-haf, Menat, Fá, Baal, Apedemak, Arensnuphis, Dedun, Ani, Ash, Harpocrates, Abu, Heka, Apophis, Andjety, Aqen, Duamutef, Bata, Hu, Akhty, Hermanubis, Aati, Duau, Aani, Hermes Trismegistus, Hapy, Gengen-Wer, Hery-maat, Banebdjedet, Khnum, Ihy, Re, Sokar, Nut
- consort of
- Hathor
Mentioned by
- Fá
- Baal
- Apedemak
- Arensnuphis
- Dedun
- Ani
- Ash
- Harpocrates
- Abu
- Heka
- Apophis
- Andjety
- Aqen
- Duamutef
- Bata
- Hu
and 19 more
Sources
Source passages
“Harsomtus simultaneously embodies sun, primordial, and creator god: the emergence of the world from the primordial matter is linked to the daily sunrise.”
#20863 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Harsomtus – A child god of Edfu”
#24849 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“The Hathor Temple has stone reliefs that depict Harsomtus, in the form of a snake, emerging from a lotus flower. Harsomtus, also known as Horus, is depicted as one of the ancient gods, a "primeval creator."”
#40097 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“God's Mother of Harsomtus”
#40136 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5