Anuket
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| Greek equivalent | Hestia |
| Roman equivalent | Vesta |
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Anuket was the ancient Egyptian goddess of the cataracts of the Nile and Lower Nubia in general, worshipped especially at Elephantine near the First Cataract.[1]
Etymology
In ancient Egyptian, she was known as Anuket, Anaka,[2] or Anqet.[3] Her name meant the "Clasper" or "Embracer".[2] In Greek, this became Anoukis (Ανουκις),[2] sometimes also spelled Anukis.[4] In the interpretatio graeca, she was considered equivalent to Hestia or Vesta.[2]
Depictions
Anuket was usually depicted as a woman with a headdress of either reed or ostrich feathers
History and roles
She was originally the daughter of
Worship
Anuket was part of a triad with the god
A temple dedicated to Anuket was erected on the
During the New Kingdom, Anuket's cult at Elephantine included a river procession of the goddess during the first month of Shemu. Inscriptions mention the processional festival of Khnum and Anuket during this period.[7]
Ceremonially, when the Nile started its annual flood, the Festival of Anuket began. People threw coins, gold, jewelry, and precious gifts into the river, in thanks to the goddess for the life-giving water and returning benefits derived from the wealth provided by her fertility. The taboo held in several parts of Egypt, against eating certain fish which were considered sacred, was lifted during this time, suggesting that a fish species of the Nile was a totem for Anuket and that they were consumed as part of the ritual of her major religious festival.[citation needed][8]
References
Citations
- ^ Hart, George (2005), The Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses, Revised Edition, p. 28
- ^ a b c d e EB (1878).
- ^ a b c d e f Hill, J. (2010). "Anuket". ancientegyptonline.co.uk. Ancient Egypt Online. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
- ISBN 0-500-05120-8.
- ^ a b c Geraldine Pinch, Egyptian Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Goddesses, and Traditions of Ancient Egypt, Oxford University Press, 2004, p 186
- ^ Kathryn A. Bard, Encyclopedia of the archaeology of ancient Egypt, Psychology Press, 1999, p 178
- ^ Zahi A. Hawass, Lyla Pinch Brock, Egyptology at the Dawn of the Twenty-first Century: Archaeology, American Univ in Cairo Press, 2003, p 443
- ^ "Anuket". Ancient Egypt Online.
Bibliography
- , 'Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. II, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1878, p. 90.
Further reading
- Valbelle, Dominique (1981). Satis et Anoukis (in French). Verlag Philipp von Zabern. ISBN 3-8053-0414-5.
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