Anuket

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Egyptian



(ꜥnqt).

Proper noun

Anuket

  1. An Ancient Egyptian goddess of the cataracts (“rapids”) of the Nile River. Sometimes treated as an aspect of the god of the Nile.

Synonyms

  • Anaka
  • Anoukis
  • Anqet
  • Anukis

Hypernyms

  • Khnum-Satet-Anuket / Khnum-Satis-Anqet (the triple-deity, god representing the Nile)

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