Satis (goddess)
| Satis | |
|---|---|
| Consort | Montu, Khnum, or Ra |
| Offspring | Anuket |
Satet, Satit or Satjet, Satjit in Ancient Egyptian (
She was sometimes conflated with Isis and Sopdet, goddess of the bright star Sirius,[9] which the Egyptians connected with the onset of the Nile flooding. Under the interpretatio graeca, she was conflated with Hera[9] and Juno.
Names
The exact pronunciation of Egyptian is often uncertain since vowels were not recorded until a very late period. In transcription, the goddess's name also appears as Setis, Sati, Setet, Satet, Satit, and Sathit.[1] Derived from sṯ, meaning "eject", "shoot", "pour", or "throw", her name can be variously translated as "She who Shoots" or "She who Pours" depending on which of her roles is being emphasized.[1]
Her name was originally written with the hieroglyph for a linen garment's shoulder knot (S29); this was later replaced by Anuket's animal hide pierced by an arrow (F29).[9] She was also known by epithets, such as "Mistress of Elephantine"[9] and "She Who Runs Like an Arrow", thought to refer to the flowing river current.
History
A goddess of the
Her principal center of worship was at Abu (
Myths
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As a war goddess, Satis protected Egypt's southern Nubian frontier by killing the enemies of the pharaoh with her sharp arrows.
As a fertility goddess, she was thought to grant the wishes of those who sought love.
She seems to have originally been paired with the
Together Khnum, Anuket, and Satis formed the Elephantine Triad.[13]
Representation
Satis was usually pictured as a woman in a
water.She also appears in the form of an antelope.
Her symbols were the arrow and the running river.
See also
- Egyptian pantheon
- Elephantine, Aswan, & Sehel Island
Notes
References
Citations
- ^ a b c Hill, J (2016), "Satet", Ancient Egypt Online.
- ^ Vygus (2015), p. 1774.
- ^ Vygus (2015), p. 469.
- ^ Vygus (2015), p. 467.
- ^ Vygus (2015), p. 1724.
- ^ Vygus (2015), p. 1900.
- ^ Vygus (2015), p. 1903.
- ^ Vygus (2015), pp. 467, 469, 1724, 1774, 1900, & 1903.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Wilkinson (2003), p. 165.
- ^ a b Wilkinson (2003), p. 164.
- ^ Wilkinson (2003), p. 166.
- ^ Pinch, Geraldine (2004) Egyptian Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Goddesses, and Traditions of Ancient Egypt. Oxford University Press. pp. 186–187
- ^ Wilkinson (2003), p. 194.
Bibliography
- Vygus, Mark (2015), Middle Egyptian Dictionary (PDF), archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-24.
- ISBN 0-500-05120-8.
Further reading
- Valbelle, Dominique (1981). Satis et Anoukis (in French). Verlag Philipp von Zabern. ISBN 3-8053-0414-5.
External links
Media related to Satis at Wikimedia Commons
