Meret
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 Meret standing atop the hieroglyph for gold wearing a Vulture crown | |
| Symbol | Blue lotus Papyrus reed |
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| Spouse | Hapi |
In Egyptian mythology, Meret (also spelled Mert) was a goddess who was strongly associated with rejoicing, such as singing and dancing.
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Meret was a
. Since Hapy was the source of bountifulness, Meret was usually depicted with an offering bowl, as she was seen, being his wife, as the symbolic recipient of his generosity.Among the lower classes, where nationalism was less important than successful harvest, she was more strongly considered the wife of Hapy than the protectresses of Lower and Upper Egypt, which were more normally his wife in the upper classes. As a deity whose role was to be the symbolic receiver of bounty from the inundation of the Nile, she was strongly associated with rejoicing, such as singing and dancing.[1] Later stories tell that Meret was the goddess of the eighth hour, in the Book of Gates.
References
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