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Mendes (Ancient Greek: Μένδης, gen.: Μένδητος ), the Greek name of the ancient Egyptian city of Djedet , also known in ancient Egypt as Per - Banebdjedet ("The Domain of the Ram Lord of Djedet ") and Anpet , is known today as Tell El-Ruba ( Arabic : تل الربع ).
Banebdjedet – A Ram god, patron of the city of Mendes [80] Ba-Pef – A little-known Duat deity; Ram-headed god of the eighth hour [81] [82] Bata – A Bull god, the brother of Anubis [83] Bes – Apotropaic god, represented as a dwarf, particularly important in protecting children and women in childbirth [84]
Typically, the horned god Banebdjedet was depicted with four rams' heads to represent the four Bas of the sun god. He may also be linked to the first four gods to rule over Egypt (Osiris, Geb, Shu and Ra-Atum), with large granite shrines to each in the Mendes sanctuary.
These two gods are now worshipped together under Ngewo, with Leve considered as his consort. Ngewo is a sky god, responsible for creating the universe, and is in charge of determining earth’s natural phenomena. [1] [2] He is popularly depicted as a distant deity, who does not concern himself with the day-to-day goings of his worshippers.
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Outside of Mendes, Hatmehit appears as a deity overseeing the day on IV Akhet 22 in Dendera [13] and II Peret 3 in Edfu. [14] On IV Akhet 28, there is a Procession of Hatmehit recorded in the Cairo Calendar. This is accompanied by instructions to neither eat nor offer fish on that day, due to Hatmehit leaving Mendes in the form of an i͗tn fish ...
Equine god / goddess; A132.5. Bear god / goddess; A132.9. Cattle god / goddess; A161.2. King of the Gods; A177.1. Gods as Dupe or Tricksters; A192. Death or departure of the gods; A193. Gods of Dying-and-rising; A200—A299. Gods of the Upper World A210. Gods of the Sky; A220. Gods of the Sun; A240. Gods of the Moon; A250. Gods of the Stars ...
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