Egyptian Gods

Anuket was an ancient Egyptian Goddess of the Nile, who originated from Nubia. Anuket also known as Anqet, Anket or Anukis, whose name means ‘embracer’ that referred to the Nile embracing the fields, the protective embrace and giver of lives. She was also given a title as “Lady of Embracing” or “She Who Embraces”.

Originally, Anuket was the daughter of the sun god, Ra. Later, she became the daughter of Satis, the goddess of Nile and fertility and Khnum, the god of Nile inundation. Satis and Khnum was the guardian of the source of the river and Anuket as the river itself, together the three deities became a Triad of the Nile in the Elephantine region.

Her appearance portrayed as a woman wearing a crown of ostrich feathers or reeds, holding scepter in one hand and the ankh in the other. Occasionally, she depicted as gazelle or a woman with a gazelle’s head. She also called as “Lady of Heaven” and “Mistress of the Gods”

Anuket was worshipped as the “Nourisher of the Fields”, referring to the fertility provided by the flooding of Nile for the agriculture that be the source of the region’s wealth, prosperities and stability. The Festival of Anuket, celebrated when the Nile stated its annual flood, welcoming the rising of the Nile. Coins, gold, jewelry and other gifts were thrown into the river as thanksgiving.

Anuket was worshipped throughout Nubia by Egyptian and her cult center was built to honour her at Elephantine.