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What did Nefertem hold in his hands?
Most often Nefertem is shown with a lotus flower somewhere upon his person, but you would have to attach the exact image of Nefertem to this question to be sure.
How many cilden did Sekhmet have?
Perhaps two; Maahes and Nefertem by Ptah.
Who were Nefertem's parents?
The ancinet Egyptian god Ptah and goddess Sekhmet.
Did sekhmet have kids?
Sekhmet is thought to be the consort-wife of Ptah and mother of Nefertem.
Who are Sekhmet's relatives?
Sekhmet's father is Ra, her consort is Ptah. As a apect of Bast, she is thought to be mother of Maahes; her son was also Nefertem.
Who were Sekhmet's family?
Ptah was her consort, Ra her father and her sons are Nefertem and sometimes Maahes.
Did Bastet have kids?
There are different accounts on this so it is not certain, but Khonsu, Nefertem and Maahes are mentioned as children of Bastet.
Who were bastets grandchildren?
Nefertem and Maahes are called the sons of Bastet, but they are not noted in Egyptian myth for having any children of thier own.
Who was Ptah's wife?
Egyptian deities (ntr) were often placed in triads and family groups. The wife of Ptah was Sekhmet (or alternately Bastet), and their child was Nefertem. They were primarily worshipped in the city of Memphis.
Who are bastets friend's?
Bastet was identified with Hathor, Mut, Sekhmet, Tefnut; she was the daughter of Atum/Ra and soemtimes Isis; her consort was Ptah, she was also said to be mother of Anubis, or Mahes and Nefertem.
What is the Memphite Triad?
The Memphite Triad consists of Ptah, the creator/sun god, Sekhmet, feline-headed goddess of war and medicine, and Nefertem, their son the god of lotus and fragrance. Sekhmet was often seen as the guardian of the Egyptian people, the worshipers of the sun god but ferocious to those who rebel against the sun god. Ptah was said to have fasten the world from chaos. Nefertem is often shown as handing a deceased person a lotus flower, which were sniffed for rebirth in the afterlife.
Why would people pray to the god nefertum?
Nefertem's arrival on the mythological landscape coincides with the very beginnings of the world. In this particular creation myth (and Egyptian mythology possesses several versions of the origins of Earth and humans), a giant spectacular lotus emerges to float alone upon the primordial waters of Nun. On the day of creation, the lotus opens to reveal a beautiful male child nestled in the center. The baby boy's tears produce humanity. This baby, identified with Nefertem, ultimately matures into Re.
