Mehen
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Mehen is an ancient Egyptian protective serpent deity who coils around the sun god Ra to shield him from threats like the chaos serpent Apep.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian deity
ⓘ
protective deity ⓘ serpent deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Apep
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
order
ⓘ
safety in the afterlife ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
coiled snake forming a protective circle
ⓘ
serpent encircling the solar barque ⓘ |
| domain |
solar cycle
ⓘ
underworld ⓘ |
| function | to shield the sun god on his nightly journey ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| iconography | coiled serpent surrounding a deity or solar barque ⓘ |
| languageOfName | ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of the Dead
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coffin Texts NERFINISHED ⓘ New Kingdom funerary texts ⓘ |
| mythologicalContext |
nightly journey through the Duat
ⓘ
solar barque of Ra ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | “the coiled one” (approximate) ⓘ |
| opposes | Apep NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protects | Ra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
protective circle
ⓘ
serpent magic ⓘ |
| relationshipToRa |
bodyguard
ⓘ
protector on the sun boat ⓘ |
| religiousRole |
guardian of the sun god
ⓘ
protector of the deceased on the solar barque ⓘ |
| role | protective serpent ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
defense against chaos
ⓘ
encirclement ⓘ protection ⓘ |
| threatsDefendedAgainst |
Apep
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
forces of chaos ⓘ |
| worshipedIn | ancient Egypt ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.