Satet
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| Goddess of the Nile flood | ||||||
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| Major cult center | Abu (Elephantine) | |||||
| Symbol | Hedjet crown; antelope; ankh; bow; arrow; flowing river; Sirius | |||||
| Consort | Montu; Khnum; Ra | |||||
| Offspring | Anuket | |||||
Satis (Egyptian: Sṯt or Sṯı͗t,lit. "Pourer" or "Shooter"), also known by numerous related names, was an Upper Egyptian goddess who, along with Khnum and Anuket, formed part of the Elephantine Triad. A protective deity of Egypt's southern border with Nubia, she came to personify the former annual flooding of the Nile and to serve as a war, hunting, and fertility goddess.
She was sometimes conflated with Isis and Sopdet, goddess of the bright star Sirius, which the Egyptians connected with the onset of the Nile flooding. Under the Interpretatio Graeca, she was conflated with Hera and Juno.
The exact pronunciation of ancient Egyptian is uncertain, as vowels were not recorded until a very late period. In transcription, the goddess's name also appears as Setis, Sati, Setet, Satet, Satit, and Sathit. Derived from sṯ, meaning "eject", "shoot", "pour", or "throw", her name can be variously translated as "She who Shoots" or "She who Pours" depending on which of her roles is being emphasized.
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