Ancient Egyptian Gods
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Mut
Lady of Heaven
Symbols: Double Crown, vulture, cobra, lioness, queen
Depiction: Depictions of Mut showed her holding the papyrus scepter and the ankh, the symbol of life. On her head she wore the Double Crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. Other depictions of Mut showed her as a woman with the heads of a man, a woman, and a vulture, with a phallus, the claws of a lion, and wings. Mut was also depicted as a woman standing with her arms stretched out straight with a large pair of wings. The feather of Ma’at appeared at her feet.
Mythology: One of the divine triad that dominated Egypt during the New Kingdom, Mut was a mother goddess regarded as the mother of pharaohs. Her husband was Amon and her son Khonsu, the moon god. Her name means “mother” or “one who dives birth” although, according to myth, she was self-created.
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