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 je staroegyptská bohyňa Nílovej rieky a jej prítokov, často zobrazovaná ako žena s pierkovou korunou. Uctievala sa za svoju úlohu pri poskytovaní vody, plodnosti a výživy krajiny.
Anuket sa verilo, že dohliada na ročnú záplavu Nílu, ktorá priniesla úrodný nános a vodu na egyptské polia. Jej požehnanie zabezpečovalo úspešné úrody a potravu pre ľudí.
Anuket bola bežne zobrazovaná s pierkovou korunou a niekedy držala žezlo. Bola spájaná s gazelami a farbou turkiz, ktorá symbolizuje vodu a život.
Starí Egypťania dávali darčeky ako mince, šperky a jedlo Anuket, aby jej poďakovali za životodarné vody Nílu a prosili o jej priazeň pre hojnú úrodu.
Anuket je špecificky spojená s južným Nílu a jeho prítokmi, zatiaľ čo Ísis mala širšie úlohy v mágii a materstve a Satis bola spojená so zdrojom Nílu a ochranou. Každá bohyňa mala svoju vlastnú oblasť a povinnosti v egyptskej mytológii.