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Ihy

deity earth sistrum single tradition · 7

Ihy is a child god whose name meant "sistrum-player" and who personified the jubilation associated with the instrument. At Dendera, the mature Horus of Edfu was the father and Hathor the mother of Ihy.

↻ synthesized from 7 sources

When

First attested
3000 BCE
Attested period
-3000 – 300
Historical notes
Attested from the Late Period.

Relationships

co occurs with
Tasenetnofret, Panebtawy, Hariese, Anuket, Ra-Horakhty, Kothar-wa-Khasis, Mehen, Shepsy, Iah, Shezmu, Nebnerou, Peteese, Pihor, Ruty, Shemanefer, Mnevis, Sah, Kolanthes, Irer, Sedjem, Igai, Ḥutchai, Qebui, Shehbui, Khenti-kheti, Petbe, Rem, Rekhyt, Sepa, Maga, Imsety, Kemwer, Khenti-Amentiu, Khesfu, Kneph, Mau, Nefer Hor, Nekheny, Pataikos, Sahekek, Sebeg, Sed, Sekhemus, Sepes, Septu, Seta-Ta, Setcheh, Setem, Sed, Harsomtus, Sokar, Menat, Osiris, Set, Mut, Neferhotep, Amun, Satis, Mandulis, Sebiumeker, Serapis, Resheph, Nemty, Jupiter Ammon, Kherty, Medjed, Nehebkau, Qebehsenuef, Re
allied with
Horus, Hathor
child of
Horus, Hathor, Ra, Sekhmet, Neith, Isis, Khnum, Heqet

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Mentioned by

and 9 more

Sources

wikipedia (7)
  1. Hathor
  2. Harsomtus
  3. Ihy
  4. Khnum
  5. Sebeg
  6. Dendera Temple complex
  7. Temple of Hathor at Dendera

Source passages

“At Dendera, the mature Horus of Edfu was the father and Hathor the mother, while their child was Ihy, a god whose name meant "sistrum-player" and who personified the jubilation associated with the instrument.”

#14372 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Harsomtus is very similar to Ihy because both were child deities that were the son of Hathor and Horus.”

#20866 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Ihy is a young god in Egypt usually portrayed with the sistrum. This is in allusion to his mother Hathor who was associated with the instrument. Ihy's symbols are the sistrum and a necklace. The name Ihy depicts the joy of playing the hand instrument by Hathor, or "calf."”

#24185 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Khnum and Heqet can also be found together molding the god Ihy at the Dendera Temple.”

#24296 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Ihy – A child deity born to Horus and Hathor, representing the music and joy produced by the sistrum”

#24868 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5