Shepsy
deity sky Egyptian single tradition · 3
Shepsy was an Ancient Egyptian sun god worshiped in Hermopolis. He is believed to be either the son of or husband of Nehmetawy and was often depicted near Thoth. He was worshiped as far back as the Old Kingdom but became significantly more important during the 18th and 19th dynasty.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – -30
- Historical notes
- Worshiped from the Old Kingdom through the 19th dynasty.
Relationships
- consort of
- Nehmetawy
- co occurs with
- Unut, Nehbet-anet, Ay, Iah, Shezmu, Nebnerou, Peteese, Pihor, Ruty, 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, Bastet, Tefnut, Set, Hathor, Geb, Nut, Nephthys, Shu, Naunet, Mandulis, Sebiumeker, Serapis, Resheph, Nemty, Neferhotep, Jupiter Ammon, Kherty, Medjed, Nehebkau, Qebehsenuef, Ihy, Panebtawy, Ra-Horakhty, Kothar-wa-Khasis, Mehen
- child of
- Nehmetawy
Mentioned by
- Bastet
- Tefnut
- Set
- Hathor
- Geb
- Nut
- Nephthys
- Shu
- Naunet
- Mandulis
- Sebiumeker
- Serapis
- Resheph
- Nemty
- Neferhotep
- Jupiter Ammon
and 10 more
Sources
Source passages
“Shepsy (also spelled Shepsi) was an Ancient Egyptian sun god worshiped in Hermopolis. He is believed to be either the son of or husband of Nehmetawy and was often depicted near Thoth.”
#17279 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat
“There she meets the 'Noble one', probably a reference to the local sun god Shepsy. Shepsy is associated with the Ogdoad, a group of eight primordial deities.”
#23627 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Shepsy – Local sun god in Hermopolis”
#24921 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5