Shait
deity Egyptian single tradition · 1
Shait is the feminine form of Shai, the deification of fate in Egyptian mythology. As a concept, with no particular reason for associating one gender over another, Shai was sometimes considered female, rather than the more usual understanding of being male, in which circumstance Shai was referred to as Shait.
When
- First attested
- 1353 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 300
- Historical notes
- Akhenaten (r. 1353–1336 BCE) claimed Shai was an attribute of Aten. During Ptolemaic Egypt, Shai was identified with the Greek god Agathodaemon.
Relationships
- manifests as
- Shai
- co occurs with
- Agathodaemon
- manifested by
- Shai
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Shai was sometimes considered female, rather than the more usual understanding of being male, in which circumstance Shai was referred to as Shait (simply the feminine form of the name).”
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