Anqet

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Anqet is an ancient Egyptian goddess associated with the Nile’s cataracts and fertility, often depicted as a woman wearing a crown of reeds or ostrich feathers.

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Anqet canonical 2

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Egyptian goddess
deity
associatedWith Nile River
linked to: Nile

Nile cataracts
fertility
nourishment
procreation
water
consortOf Khnum
cultType local cataract deity
culture ancient Egyptian religion
depictedAs woman wearing a crown of ostrich feathers
woman wearing a crown of reeds
depictedWith gazelle headgear (in some representations)
domain border protection at Egypt’s southern frontier
riverine fertility
equatedWith Greek goddess Hestia (in some Greco-Roman interpretations)
linked to: Hestia
function personification of the Nile’s inundation at the First Cataract
provider of life-giving waters
gender female
iconographicAttribute holding ankh
holding scepter
tight-fitting dress
languageOfName Ancient Egyptian
nameVariant Anket
Anqet
Anuket
partOf Elephantine triad
region Nubia
Upper Egypt
relatedTo Satet
role goddess of fertility
goddess of the Nile’s cataracts
protective deity of southern Egypt’s border
sometimesConsidered daughter of Khnum
daughter of Ra
symbol Nile waters
ostrich feathers
reeds
worshipCenter Aswan region
linked to: Aswan Governorate

Elephantine
Sehel Island
worshipPeriod Late Period
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anuket equivalentName Anqet
Anukis languageVariant Anqet