Raet
deity Egyptian single tradition · 2
Raet was considered a wife of Montu, and she formed a triad with him and Harpocrates in Medamud. The centers of her cult were at Medamud, El-Tod, and Thebes. A demotic manual from the Roman period with hymns to Raet has survived in fragments.
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When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 300
- Historical notes
- Attested in a demotic manual from the Roman period.
Relationships
- allied with
- Harpocrates
- consort of
- Montu
- aspect of
- Ra
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Images of Raet are rare. When she is depicted, she is shown as a woman with cow horns holding a sun disk on her head, similar to the headdress of Hathor. The headdress is adorned with a uraeus, or sometimes with feathers.”
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“Raet or Raet-Tawy was a female aspect of Ra; she did not have much importance independent of him. In some myths she was considered to be either Ra's wife or his daughter, as well as Montu's wife.”
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