Anuket is the goddess of the Nile River, and is associated with the yearly flooding which “embraced” the fields nearby and gave life to the crops. She is often depicted with a gazelle, an ankh, and a headdress of ostrich feathers or reeds.
Anuket was the goddess of the Nile River. Her name means to “embrace”, much like the fields near the river which were embraced by the waters. The two tributaries of the Nile also stretched out like two arms, adding to the meaning behind Anuket’s moniker. She was thought to be the daughter of Khnum, the god of the source of the Nile (Lake Victoria) and Satis, the goddess of fertility. Together, the three deities were believed to control and protect the yearly flooding of the Nile River.
In some stories, she is associated with hunting, and so she is often depicted with a gazelle; sometimes she is also depicted with the head of a gazelle. Because of her association with bringing waters to crops around the Nile, which fertilized and nourished them, she was also associated with childbirth and child-rearing in some parts of the kingdom.
Khnum and Satis
Nile River, hunt, childbirth
Flooding of the Nile
{Microdata type="HowTo" id="9682"}Anuket on iidneegiptlase jumalanna Nila jõe ja selle harude jaoks, sageli kujutatud naisega, kellel on sulgjas peakatte. Ta kummardati tema rolli eest vee, viljakuse ja maa toitmise eest.
Anuket usuti olevat üleval Nila aastase üleujutuse üle, mis tõi viljaka setete ja vee Egiptuse põldudele. Tema õnnistused tagasid saagikad ja toiduvarud inimestele.
Anuket oli sageli kujutatud sulgjase krooniga ning mõnikord hoides scepterit. Ta seostati gazellide ja turquoisiga, mis sümboliseerivad vett ja elu.
Vanaegiptlased pakkusid kingitusi nagu mündid, ehteid ja toitu Anuketile, et tänada teda Nila elusat vett ning otsida tema soosingut rikkalike saagikate jaoks.
Anuket on spetsiifiliselt seotud lõunapoolse Nila ja selle harudega, samal ajal kui Isis omas laiemat rolli maagias ja emaduses ning Satis oli seotud Nila allika ja kaitsega. Igal jumalannal oli oma piirkond ja vastutus Egiptuse mütoloogias.