Nephthys
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Nephthys is an ancient Egyptian goddess associated with mourning, protection, and the night, often depicted as the sister of Isis and Osiris and the wife of Set.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nephthys canonical | 25 |
| protection and liminality (Nephthys) | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Egyptian goddess
ⓘ
deity ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Isis ⓘ |
| appearsInMyth | Osiris myth ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anubis
ⓘ
death ⓘ funerary rites ⓘ healing ⓘ magic ⓘ mourning ⓘ night ⓘ protection ⓘ the dead ⓘ |
| childOf |
Geb
ⓘ
Nut ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| domain |
liminal spaces between life and death
ⓘ
western horizon ⓘ |
| hasRole |
funerary goddess
ⓘ
mourning goddess ⓘ protective goddess ⓘ |
| helpsRaise | Horus ⓘ |
| iconography |
falcon or kite form
ⓘ
kneeling woman with raised arms in mourning ⓘ woman with hieroglyphic emblem on her head ⓘ woman with house and basket hieroglyph on her head ⓘ |
| memberOf | Ennead of Heliopolis ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of the Dead
ⓘ
Coffin Texts ⓘ Pyramid Texts ⓘ |
| pairedWith | Isis in funerary laments ⓘ |
| parentOf | Anubis ⓘ |
| participatesIn | resurrection of Osiris ⓘ |
| protects |
Horus
ⓘ
canopic jars ⓘ mummies ⓘ pharaoh ⓘ |
| ritualRole |
one of the two chief mourners for Osiris
ⓘ
protector of the bier of Osiris ⓘ |
| siblingOf |
Horus
ⓘ
surface form:
Horus the Elder
Isis ⓘ Osiris ⓘ Set ⓘ |
| spouseOf | Set ⓘ |
| symbol |
basket hieroglyph
ⓘ
house hieroglyph ⓘ |
| worshipPlace |
Abydos
ⓘ
Heliopolis ⓘ Philae ⓘ temples of Lower Egypt ⓘ temples of Upper Egypt ⓘ |
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
protection and liminality (Nephthys)