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Kemetism (also Kemeticism; sometimes referred to as Neterism from netjer "god"), or Kemetic paganism, is a neopagan religion and revival of the ancient Egyptian religion, emerging during the 1970s. A Kemetic or Kemetic pagan is one who follows Kemetism.
Qetesh (also Qodesh, Qadesh, Qedesh, Qetesh, Kadesh, Kedesh, Kadeš or Qades / ˈ k ɑː d ɛ ʃ /) was a goddess who was incorporated into the ancient Egyptian religion in the late Bronze Age. Her name was likely developed by the Egyptians based on the Semitic root Q-D-Š meaning 'holy' or 'blessed,' [ 2 ] attested as a title of El and ...
These represent votive offerings to the goddess, supported by the beer jug and bread molds that were also found in the area. [12] Outside of Mendes, Hatmehit appears as a deity overseeing the day on IV Akhet 22 in Dendera [13] and II Peret 3 in Edfu. [14] On IV Akhet 28, there is a Procession of Hatmehit recorded in the Cairo Calendar.
Amn – A goddess who welcomed souls of the dead in Duat [22] Anat – A war and fertility goddess, originally from Syria, who entered ancient Egyptian religion in the Middle Kingdom A daughter of Re, thus, in Egypt, a sister of Astarte [146] [7] [147] Anet – A fish goddess that swam in front of Ra’s solar barge [65]
Kemet, kmt or km.t may refer to: Kemet or kmt, meaning "the black land", is the original name given by the rich black soil of the land surrounding the Nile river, part of the land that is today called Egypt; KEMET Corporation, American capacitor manufacturer; Kemetism, revivals of the ancient Kemetic religion in the land that is today known as ...
His mother was alternately said to be Nebetu'u (a form of Hathor), lion-headed Menhit, and the cow goddess Mehet-Weret, before settling on Neith, a war and mother goddess. [ 9 ] Werethekau whose name means "she who has great magic" is also sometimes connected with the force of Heka.
As goddess of the crowns she was a snake or a lion-headed woman and dwelt in the state sanctuary. [2] As the wife of Ra-Horakhty she is depicted with his solar disk on her head. Werethekau was an epithet frequently conferred on Isis , [ 3 ] Sekhmet , [ 4 ] Mut , [ 5 ] and others.
Ninsun (also called Ninsumun, cuneiform: 𒀭𒊩𒌆𒄢 d NIN.SUMUN 2; Sumerian: Nin-sumun(ak) "lady of the wild cows" [3]) was a Mesopotamian goddess.She is best known as the mother of the hero Gilgamesh and wife of deified legendary king Lugalbanda, and appears in this role in most versions of the Epic of Gilgamesh.