She Who Gives Birth but Was Herself Not Born
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She Who Gives Birth but Was Herself Not Born is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian goddess Mut, emphasizing her role as a primordial, self-created mother deity and source of all life.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | epithet ⓘ |
| appliedToDeityType | mother goddess ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
cosmic origin
ⓘ
creation ⓘ maternity ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | deities born from earlier gods ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| denotesRole |
primordial mother goddess
ⓘ
self-created deity ⓘ source of all life ⓘ |
| epithetOf | Mut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| expressesTheology |
Mut as origin of gods and humans
ⓘ
Mut as uncreated creator ⓘ |
| highlightsStatus |
Mut as primordial being
ⓘ
Mut as universal mother ⓘ |
| impliesAttribute |
eternity
ⓘ
primordiality ⓘ self-generation ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| refersTo | Mut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedMotif |
cosmic womb
ⓘ
mother of gods ⓘ self-begotten deity ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
to affirm Mut’s independence from prior creation
ⓘ
to praise Mut’s creative power ⓘ |
| semanticField |
birth
ⓘ
divine self-origination ⓘ generation ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
hymns to Mut
ⓘ
theological descriptions of Mut ⓘ |
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