| Ipy | |
|---|---|
| Major cult center | Thebes |
| Genealogy | |
| Children | Osiris (some accounts) |
Ipy is an ancient Egyptian goddess of fertility. She is also known as Opet. At Karnak she is called Ipet, and in the Demotic Magical Papyrus, she is called Apet, the mother of fire.
She is depicted as a hippopotamus. Sometimes depicted as a combination of a hippo, crocodile, human, and lion. Usually she is depicted with a lion's head, hippo's body, human arms, and lion feet.
She was also seen as a protector of the pharaoh and invoked as mother. In Theban theology she is the mother of Osiris.
She is possibly a forerunner of Taweret.
References
- ^ Allen, James P. (2007-08-30). The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts. Society of Biblical Lit. p. 434. ISBN 978-1-58983-678-5.
- ^ "Egyptian Gods - The Complete List". World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- Demotic Magical Papyrus
- ^ Hart, George (2006-04-21). A Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses. Routledge. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-134-93012-8.
- "Collections Online | British Museum". www.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
- Curl, James Stevens (2013-04-03). The Egyptian Revival: Ancient Egypt as the Inspiration for Design Motifs in the West. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-23467-7.
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