Kherty
deity earth Egyptian single tradition · 5
Kherty is an Egyptian earth god associated with death and the underworld. He is connected to the realm of the dead in ancient Egyptian belief.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 300
- Historical notes
- Ancient Egyptian deity from the pharaonic period.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Wepwawet, Meret, Medjed, Nehebkau, Qebehsenuef, Shezmu, Ihy, Panebtawy, Ra-Horakhty, Kothar-wa-Khasis, Mehen, Shepsy, Iah, 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, Jagw, Hemtet, Iqeru, Sed, Isis, Serapis, Anubis, Seker, Nephthys, Hapi, Mot, Huur, Spandaramet, Andjety, Aqen, Assessors of Maat, Duamutef, Imset, Horus, Mandulis, Sebiumeker, Resheph, Nemty, Neferhotep, Jupiter Ammon, Khepri, Geb, Apophis
- enemy of
- Seth
- allied with
- Ra
Mentioned by
- Isis
- Serapis
- Anubis
- Seker
- Nephthys
- Hapi
- Mot
- Huur
- Spandaramet
- Andjety
- Aqen
- Assessors of Maat
- Duamutef
- Imset
- Horus
- Mandulis
and 11 more
Sources
wikipedia (5)
Source passages
“Kherty Egyptian earth god”
#12220 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Kherty was a contradicting character: The pyramid texts reveal that he was worshipped at one side as a guide, who brought the deceased king safely to "the yonder site" by "being the ferryman".”
#14442 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Examples include deities such as Ra, Horus, and Kherty.”
#24594 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Kherty – A Duat god, usually depicted as a ram”
#24875 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“In the famous Coffin Texts of Middle Kingdom period, Aker replaces the god Kherty, becoming now the "ferryman of Ra in his nocturnal barque".”
#37416 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001