Ruty
deity sky Egyptian single tradition · 2
Ruty was an ancient Egyptian god commonly depicted as two lions sejant facing away from each other, with the sign for Horizon placed on their backs. He could also appear as a man with a lion's head. His iconography associates him with the horizon and solar symbolism.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – -30
- Historical notes
- Ancient Egyptian deity attested throughout pharaonic period.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- 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, Sed, Mandulis, Sebiumeker, Serapis, Resheph, Nemty, Neferhotep, Jupiter Ammon, Kherty, Medjed, Nehebkau, Qebehsenuef, Ihy, Panebtawy, Ra-Horakhty, Kothar-wa-Khasis, Mehen, Shepsy, Iah, Shezmu, Nebnerou, Peteese, Pihor
- serves
- Ra
Mentioned by
- Mandulis
- Sebiumeker
- Serapis
- Resheph
- Nemty
- Neferhotep
- Jupiter Ammon
- Kherty
- Medjed
- Nehebkau
- Qebehsenuef
- Ihy
- Panebtawy
- Ra-Horakhty
- Kothar-wa-Khasis
- Mehen
and 6 more
Sources
Source passages
“Ruty was an ancient Egyptian god. He was commonly depicted as two lions sejant facing away from each other, with the sign for Horizon placed on their backs. Ruty could also appear as a man with a lion's head.”
#20882 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Ruty – A god depicted as a pair of Lions who represents the horizon and guard Ra's solar barge”
#24903 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5