Mehit
Mehit (also Mehyt, Mekhit) was an ancient Egyptian and Nubian lion goddess of Nubian origin. In the Early Dynastic period she was depicted as a reclining lioness with three bent poles projecting from her back.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 300
- Historical notes
- Attested in the Early Dynastic Period of Egypt.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Menhit, Sebiumeker, Hathor-Tefnut, Shu, Tefnut, Thoth, Nehemtawy, 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, Henet, 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, Ištar, Kianda, Musisi, Owuo, Ngai, Ogboinba, Wulbari, Ajok, Adroa, Adroanzi, Nyasaye, Were Khakaba, Zombi, Neiterkob, Kabundungulu, Kalunga-Ngombé, Kimanaueze, Kishi, Sudika-Mbambi, Amon, Apedemak, Arensnuphis, Dedun, Mandulis, Amesemi
- manifests as
- Eye of Ra
- parent of
- Ra
Mentioned by
- Kianda
- Musisi
- Owuo
- Ngai
- Ogboinba
- Wulbari
- Ajok
- Adroa
- Adroanzi
- Nyasaye
- Were Khakaba
- Zombi
- Neiterkob
- Kabundungulu
- Kalunga-Ngombé
- Kimanaueze
and 9 more
Sources
Source passages
“Mehit”
#2690 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Mehit was the consort of Onuris, or Anhur, a hunter god who was worshipped in Thinis. Various texts allude to a myth in which Onuris tracks down Mehit in Nubia and brings her to Egypt as his wife.”
#11081 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In one version, known from scattered allusions, the warrior god Anhur searches for the eye, which takes the form of the goddess Mehit, using his skills as a hunter.”
#15863 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Myths told that he had brought his wife, Mehit, who was his female counterpart, from Nubia, and his name reflects this—it means '(one who) leads back the distant one'.”
#24404 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Mehit – A warrior lioness goddess originally from Nubia worshiped at Abydos, consort of Onuris”
#24983 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5