Nephthys

Also known as Nebthet, Neber-Het

Nephthys or Nebet-Het in ancient Egyptian () was a goddess in ancient Egyptian religion. A member of the Great Ennead of Heliopolis in Egyptian mythology, she was a daughter of Nut and Geb. Nephthys was typically paired with her sister Isis in funerary rites because of their role as protectors of the mummy, with her brother Osiris, and as the sister-wife of Set.

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Nephthys was a goddess in ancient Egyptian religion, daughter of the sky and earth deities, who held an important place in the Egyptian pantheon as one of the Great Ennead. She is particularly significant in Egyptian funerary practices, where she worked alongside her sister Isis to protect mummies and was closely associated with other major deities including Osiris and Set.

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Deity.type: Egyptian
Deity.name: Nephthys
Deity.image: Nepthys.svg
Deity.image_upright: .7
Deity.caption: Nephthys normally portrayed as a young woman, wearing a headdress in the shape of a house and basket
Deity.hiero: O9 t:H8
Deity.cult_center: None specifically, Diospolis Parva
Deity.symbol: The sacred temple enclosure
Deity.parents: Geb and Nut
Deity.siblings: Isis, Osiris, Haroeris, and Set
Deity.consort: Set, Osiris, Horus, (in some myths) Anubis (in Nubia)
Deity.offspring: Anubis, Horus (in some myths)

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Etymology
Function
Symbolism
Mythology and position in the pantheon
New Kingdom cults
Chief goddess of Nome VII
References
See also
External links

She was associated with mourning, the night/darkness, service (specifically temples), childbirth, the dead, protection, magic, health, embalming, and beer.