Lord of the Mysterious Region

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Lord of the Mysterious Region is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian god Sokar, highlighting his role as a chthonic deity associated with the hidden realms of the underworld and the necropolis of Memphis.

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Lord of the Mysterious Region canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf epithet
religious title
appliedToDeity Sokar
associatedWithConcept afterlife
burial
chthonic deity
death
necropolis
associatedWithPlace Memphis
associatedWithRealm hidden realms of the underworld
necropolis of Memphis
linked to: Memphite necropolis

underworld
category Egyptian divine titles
epithets of Sokar
culture ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
epithetOfDomain hidden regions
epithetOfDomain mysterious underworld regions
epithetType chthonic epithet
functionInMythology lord of hidden necropolis areas
protector of the dead
languageOfOrigin Egyptian
linkedToTopos Giza necropolis
linked to: Giza

Memphite necropolis
Saqqara
linked to: Saqqara necropolis
refersTo Sokar
relatedDeity Ptah-Sokar-Osiris
religion ancient Egyptian religion
semanticField darkness
hiddenness
mystery
timePeriodOfUse Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
Pharaonic period
titleOf god of the necropolis
underworld god
usedInContext Memphite theology
funerary religion
mortuary cults
worshipContext funerary temples
necropolis chapels
tombs

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Sokar epithet Lord of the Mysterious Region