Mistress Of The Altar

deity underworld Egyptian single tradition · 1

Mistress Of The Altar is the name of the 3rd of 21 "Secret Portals Of The Mansion Of Osiris In The Field Of Reeds". These portals are protected by zoo-anthropomorfic deities often depicted crouched on the ground and holding large, threatening knives.

When

First attested: 3000 BCE
Attested period: -3000 – -30
Historical notes: Attested from ancient funerary texts.

Relationships

co occurs with: Swallower Of Sinners, Existing On Maggots, Ra, gate deities of the underworld, Sharpest Of Them All, Strident Of Voice, Rejector Of Rebels, Mistress Of Anger – Dancing On Blood

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Gate deities of the underworld

Source passages

“The names of these last accesses — still feminine — are from time to time disturbing as the 14th ("Mistress Of Anger – Dancing On Blood") or harmless as the 3rd ("Mistress Of The Altar").”
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