Henet
deity water pelicans single tradition · 2
Henet, also known as the Pelican, is the Ancient Egyptian goddess of pelicans. She is mentioned in the Pyramid Texts and appears in royal funerary texts from the Pyramid Age as a protective symbol against snakes. According to scholar George Hart, the imagery in the texts suggests that Henet scoops dangerous elements out of the water in the form of fish.
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When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – -30
- Historical notes
- Attested in Pyramid Texts (Old Kingdom) and later funerary papyri.
Relationships
- manifests as
- Pelican
- co occurs with
- Pelican, Iabet, Iat, Meret, Nehbet-anet, Ay, Nebtuwi, Ahmose-Nefertari, Ahti, Amathaunta, Amn, Anet, Anhefta, Anit, Anuke, Aperet-Isis, Bairthy, Besna, Esna, Hedetet, Heptet, Heret-Kau, Hert-ketit-s, Hert-Nemmat-Set, Hert-sefu-s, Heru-pa-kaut, Heset, Hetepes-Sekhus, Iaret, Ipy, Iw, Ken, Khefthernebes, Matit, Nakith, Perit, Pesi, Qerhet, Rekhit, Amesemi, Mehit, Qetesh, Astarte, Ammit, Meretseger, Mehet-Weret, Khensit, Mafdet, Meskhenet, Iunit, Raet-tawy, Beset, Anat, Kebechet, Nebethetepet, Iusaaset, Qed-her, Nehmetawy, Abaset, Khereduankh, Baalat Gebal, Hatmehit, Ištar
Mentioned by
- Amesemi
- Mehit
- Qetesh
- Astarte
- Ammit
- Meretseger
- Mehet-Weret
- Khensit
- Mafdet
- Meskhenet
- Iunit
- Raet-tawy
- Beset
- Anat
- Kebechet
- Nebethetepet
and 8 more
Sources
Source passages
“Henet or the Pelican is the Ancient Egyptian goddess of pelicans. She is mentioned in the Pyramid Texts.”
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“Henet – A pelican goddess”
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