Hesat
deity earth Egyptian single tradition · 5
Hesat is a cow goddess. In the Coffin Texts, Anubis is described as the son of Hesat.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in Coffin Texts from the First Intermediate Period.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Hermanubis, Mnevis, Sekhat-Hor, Mehet-Weryt, Shedyt, Sema-wer, Ageb-wer, Iusaaset, Atum-Ra, Serket, Renenutet, Anuket, Imentet, Wosret, Ma'at, Ra, Hermes, Serapis, Osiris, Bastet, Horus, Apis, Mehet-Weret, Nephthys, Bat, Menhit, Pakhet, Sekhmet, Tefnut, Heqet, Nut, Wadjet, Mut, Nekhbet, Neith, Amunet, Satis, Anput
- syncretized with
- Isis
- aspect of
- Hathor
- parent of
- Anubis
- manifested by
- Hathor
Mentioned by
- Ra
- Hermes
- Serapis
- Osiris
- Bastet
- Horus
- Apis
- Mehet-Weret
- Nephthys
- Bat
- Menhit
- Pakhet
- Sekhmet
- Tefnut
- Heqet
- Nut
and 8 more
Sources
wikipedia (5)
Source passages
“In the Coffin Texts, which were written in the First Intermediate Period (c. 2181–2055 BC), Anubis is the son of either the cow goddess Hesat or the cat-headed Bastet.”
#14186 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The hieroglyphs on this late period piece read ḥȜst or ḥsȜt determined with a recumbent cow...This spelling of her name is using cryptographic substitution, which became established in the New Kingdom.”
#23398 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Hesat”
#23943 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Another burial ground was reserved for the so-called Mothers of Mnevis, which were considered the embodiment of the cow-goddess Hesat.”
#24377 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Hesat – A maternal cow goddess”
#24776 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5