Iunit
Appearance
Iunit | |
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![]() Iunit is often depicted as a Female Goddess wearing a headdress similar, or identical to Hathor.[1] | |
Major cult center | Armant |
Genealogy | |
Parents | Tjenenyet[2] |
Spouse | Montu |
Offspring | Horus-Shu[3] |
Iunit was a minor goddess in ancient Egyptian religion, whose name means "She of Armant". She is the consort of Montu.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Scenes of Goddess Iunit in the Temple of Edfu" (PDF). December 2018.
- ^ Klotz, David (2008). Kneph: The Religion of Roman Thebes. Ann Arbor : ProQuest LLC. p.176.
- ^ Varga, Dániel (2023). The Children of Montu: Harpara and Horus-Shu in Ptolemaic and Roman Thebes. Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections. Vol. 39. p.276.
- ^ Wilkinson, Richard H. (2003). The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. p. 150