Anuket

Anuket
The goddess Anuket, depicted as a woman with a tall, plumed headdress
Name in hieroglyphs
Major cult centerElephantine, Seheil
SymbolBow, arrows, gazelle, ostrich feather
ParentsKhnum and Satet
Equivalents
GreekHestia
RomanVesta

Anuket was the ancient Egyptian goddess of the cataracts of the Nile and Lower Nubia in general, worshipped especially at Elephantine near the First Cataract.

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