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Sia

deity sky Heliopolitan Ennead cosmogony single tradition · 8

Sia or Saa was an ancient Egyptian god and the deification of perception in the Heliopolitan Ennead cosmogony. He is probably equivalent to the "intellectual energies of the heart of Ptah in the Memphite theology." Sia also had a connection with writing and was often shown in anthropomorphic form holding a papyrus scroll, which was thought to embody intellectual achievements.

↻ synthesized from 8 sources

When

First attested
3000 BCE
Attested period
-3000 – 2020
Historical notes
Attested from the Old Kingdom through the New Kingdom of Egypt.

Relationships

allied with
Heka, Ra, Hu, Irer, Sedjem, Desert-Protector
co occurs with
Hu, Mehen, Seshat, Irer, Sedjem, Weneg, Wadj-wer, Sokar, Tutu, Teka-her, Tenem, Wai, Wenenu, Wenty, Ma'at, Osiris, Apophis, Set, Apep, Isis, Khnum, Horus, Meretseger, Khepri, Amun, Atum, Shu, Ptah, Thoth, Yam, Sopdu, Wepwawet
child of
Ra

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Mentioned by

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Sources

wikipedia (8)
  1. Sia (god)
  2. Ra
  3. Ancient Egyptian deities
  4. List of Egyptian deities
  5. Hu (mythology)
  6. Irer
  7. Sebeg
  8. Sedjem

Source passages

“Sia or Saa, an ancient Egyptian god, was the deification of perception in the Heliopolitan Ennead cosmogony and is probably equivalent to the "intellectual energies of the heart of Ptah in the Memphite theology."”

#13767 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“When Ra traveled in his sun-boat, he was accompanied by various other deities including Sia (perception) and Hu (command), as well as Heka (magic power).”

#17128 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“the god Sia personified the abstract notion of perception”

#20823 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“Sia – Personification of perception”

#21049 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“and closely connected to Sia. Hu was deification of the first word, the word of creation, that Atum was said to have exclaimed upon ejaculating in his masturbatory act of creating the Ennead. Hu is mentioned already in the Old Kingdom Pyramid Texts (PT 251, PT 697) as companion of the deceased pharaoh. Together with Sia”

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