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Nephthys

deity underworld Egyptian single tradition · 31

Nephthys was a major Egyptian funerary goddess. According to one interpretation, she may have been represented by the vulture symbol on royal burial headdresses in New Kingdom times, paired with Isis.

↻ synthesized from 31 sources

When

First attested
3000 BCE
Attested period
-3000 – 2020
Historical notes
Major funerary goddess; possibly represented by vulture on New Kingdom royal burial headdresses.

Relationships

co occurs with
Hapi, Re-Horakhte, Herishef, Bennu, Neferhotep, Hermanubis, Mot, Huur, Spandaramet, Aqen, Assessors of Maat, Kherty, Medjed, Nehebkau, Wepwawet, Swallower Of Sinners, Desert-Protector, Stinger, Mistress Of Food, Lady Of Duration, Flame-Eyed, Shining One, Meeyuty, Andjety, Iah, Hatmehit, Ouranos, Dione, Baalat Gebal, Byblian Aphrodite, Imentet, Shu, Naunet, Shepsy, Unut, Nehbet-anet, Ay, Horus the Younger, Ra-Atum, Re-Horakhty, Haroeris, Maga, Hesat, Neith, Amunet, Satis, Anput, Serket, Anuket, Wosret, Ma'at, Renenutet, Serqet, Qebehsenuef, Imsety, sons of Horus, Sendjet, Apophis, Anat, Mnevis, Aroueris, Duamutef, Imset, Ptah, Sun-God, Wadjet, Bastet, Serapis, Hermes, Aker, Seker, Apep, Amun, Atum, Kronos, Rhea, Geb, Nekhbet, Tefnut, Bat, Menhit, Pakhet, Sekhmet, Mut, Ra, Astarte, Hathor, Eye of Horus
consort of
Anubis, Set, Seth
parent of
Anubis
allied with
Neith, Serket, Qebehsenuef, Anubis, Nehmetawy, Thoth, Seshat, Isis, Hapy, Osiris, Antaeus, Meskhenet, Heqet, Min, Horus
serves
Qebehsenuef, Osiris
sibling of
Set, Arueris, Seth, Osiris, Isis, Horus the Elder
enemy of
Set
child of
Nut, Geb

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Mentioned by

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Sources

wikipedia (31)
  1. Nekhbet
  2. Nephthys
  3. List of death deities
  4. Anubis
  5. Gate deities of the underworld
  6. Serket
  7. Ra
  8. Osiris
  9. Thoth
  10. Baalat Gebal
  11. Hatmehit
  12. Imentet
  13. Isis
  14. Nehmetawy
  15. Nut (goddess)
  16. Seshat
  17. Tefnut
  18. Osiris myth
  19. Geb
  20. Sebeg
  21. Set (deity)
  22. Shu (god)
  23. Four sons of Horus
  24. Gods of Egypt (film)
  25. Carpentras Stele
  26. Enochian chess
  27. Funeral of a Mummy on the Nile
  28. Qaw el-Kebir
  29. Djed
  30. Festival Songs of Isis and Nephthys
  31. Sepermeru

Source passages

“Edna R. Russmann has suggested that in this context they represent Isis and Nephthys, two major funerary goddesses, instead.”

#10226 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“Nephthys was considered the unique protectress of the Bennu bird. In this role, Nephthys was given the name "Nephthys-Kheresket" and a wealth of temple texts from Edfu, Dendera, Philae, Kom Ombo, El Qa'la, Esna, and others corroborate the late identification”

#11357 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“Nephthys (NebetHuet), Anubis' mother; sister of Osiris and Isis (Aset); also a guardian of the dead. She was believed to also escort dead souls to Osiris”

#12222 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“Another tradition depicted him as the son of Ra and Nephthys. The Greek Plutarch (c. 40–120 AD) reported a tradition that Anubis was the illegitimate son of Nephthys and Osiris, but that he was adopted by Osiris's wife Isis”

#14190 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“12th gate: here stand the goddesses Isis and Nephthys in the form of snakes: the journey through the gates of the afterlife is finished and the sun rises on the world in the form of a sacred scarab (Khepri, deification of the morning sun).”

#14872 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001