Repyt

Repyt, or Repit, was an ancient Egyptian goddess. Typically, she was portrayed as one of the lioness goddesses of Egypt. Her husband was Min. During the late period of ancient Egyptian religion, a child deity, Kolanthes, was identified as her son. In the Egyptian Greek city of Ptolemais Hermiou, there was a joint shrine to Repyt, Pan, Kolanthes, and the synnaoi theoi. In ancient times there was a town named Hut-Repyt, where her temple was sited approximately 200 kilometers north of Luxor. Later, the town was renamed as Athribis by the Greeks when it began to grow in importance. The site was excavated by Flinders Petrie in 1900. Now called Wannina, the site lies on the west bank of the Nile approximately 10 kilometers southwest of Sohag. Modern excavations in the area have been conducted since 2012.

Lioness-headed ancient Egyptian goddess

Repyt
Repyt is often depicted as a Goddess with the head of a lioness wearing a sundisk similar, or identical to Menhit.
Name in hieroglyphs
Major cult center	Hut-Repyt
Genealogy
Spouse	Min
Offspring	Kolanthes

Repyt, or Repit, was an ancient Egyptian goddess.^[1][2] Typically, she was portrayed as one of the lioness goddesses of Egypt.^[3] Her husband was Min.^[4]

During the late period of ancient Egyptian religion, a child deity, Kolanthes,^[5][6] was identified as her son.

In the Egyptian Greek city of Ptolemais Hermiou, there was a joint shrine to Repyt, Pan, Kolanthes, and the synnaoi theoi.^[7]

In ancient times there was a town named Hut-Repyt, where her temple was sited approximately 200 kilometers north of Luxor. Later, the town was renamed as Athribis by the Greeks when it began to grow in importance. The site was excavated by Flinders Petrie in 1900. Now called Wannina, the site lies on the west bank of the Nile approximately 10 kilometers southwest of Sohag.^[8] Modern excavations in the area have been conducted since 2012.

References

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1. ^ Coulter, Charles Russell; Turner, Patricia (2013-07-04). Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities. Routledge. ISBN 9781135963972.
2. ^ Bunson, Margaret R (2009). Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt: Facts on File library of world history, Revised Edition. Infobase Publishing. p. 149. ISBN 9781438109978.
3. ^ Petrie, William Matthew Flinders; Griffith, F. Ll; Mace, Arthur Cruttenden (2013-09-19). Deshasheh, Diospolis Parva, Athribis. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781108066198.
4. ^ Gardiner, Alan H. (December 1945). "The Supposed Athribis of Upper Egypt". Journal of Egyptian Archaeology. 31: 108–111. doi:10.1177/030751334503100117. JSTOR 3855394. S2CID 192222399.
5. ^ Institute for Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations (IANES), Egyptologists suspect cliff sanctuary in Athribis: Team from the University of Tübingen and the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities discovers Ptolemaic temple, University of Tübingen, November 11, 2024 (with several images)
6. ^ Jarus, Owen, 2,100-year-old temple from ancient Egypt discovered hidden in cliff face, Live Science, December 2, 2024
7. ^ Bowman, Alan; Crowther, Charles (2020). The Epigraphy of Ptolemaic Egypt. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780191899027.
8. ^ "Wannina". Egyptian Monuments. 2009-02-12. Retrieved 2018-03-19.

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