Bennu

E682418
ancient Egyptian deity mythological bird

Bennu is an ancient Egyptian mythological bird associated with the sun, creation, and rebirth, often seen as a precursor or counterpart to the Greek phoenix.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bennu canonical 3
(101955) Bennu 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian deity ⓘ
mythological bird ⓘ
associatedWith creation ⓘ
rebirth ⓘ
renewal ⓘ
resurrection ⓘ
sun ⓘ
connectedTo benben stone NERFINISHED ⓘ
primeval mound of creation ⓘ
considered counterpart of the Greek phoenix ⓘ
precursor of the Greek phoenix ⓘ
culture ancient Egyptian mythology ⓘ
describedAs grey heron ⓘ
heron-like bird ⓘ
yellow wagtail ⓘ
domain afterlife regeneration ⓘ
cosmic creation ⓘ
solar cycle ⓘ
epithet He Who Came Into Being by Himself NERFINISHED ⓘ
He Who Repeats Births NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lord of Jubilees NERFINISHED ⓘ
function harbinger of new eras ⓘ
marker of time cycles ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
iconography bird standing on a benben stone ⓘ
bird standing on a sacred willow ⓘ
bird with long beak ⓘ
bird with two long feathers on the head ⓘ
influenced Greek concept of the phoenix ⓘ
languageOfName ancient Egyptian ⓘ
linkedTo Heliopolis NERFINISHED ⓘ
the creator god Atum NERFINISHED ⓘ
the sun god Ra NERFINISHED ⓘ
mentionedIn Book of the Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ
Coffin Texts NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pyramid Texts NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameMeaning to rise ⓘ
to shine ⓘ
to sprout ⓘ
residesIn Heliopolis temple complex NERFINISHED ⓘ
role creator deity aspect ⓘ
patron of rebirth ⓘ
solar deity ⓘ
symbolOf cyclical time ⓘ
eternal life ⓘ
self-creation ⓘ
the rising sun ⓘ
worshippedAs manifestation of Atum ⓘ
manifestation of Ra ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Phoenix → influencedMythOf → Bennu ⓘ
Phoenix → relatedMythologicalCreature → Bennu ⓘ
OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission → target → Bennu ⓘ
subject surface form: OSIRIS-REx
OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission → primaryTargetDesignation → Bennu ⓘ
subject surface form: OSIRIS-REx
this entity surface form: (101955) Bennu