| Ipy | |||||||
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| Name inhieroglyphs |
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| Major cult center | Thebes | ||||||
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| Children | Osiris (some accounts) | ||||||
Ipy is an ancientEgyptian goddess of fertility.[1] She is also known asOpet.[2] AtKarnak she is calledIpet, and in the Demotic Magical Papyrus, she is calledApet, the mother of fire.[3][4]
She is depicted as ahippopotamus.[1] She is sometimes depicted as a combination of ahippo,crocodile,human, andlion. Usually she is depicted with a lion's head, hippo's body, human arms, and lion feet.[2]
She was also seen as a protector of thepharaoh and invoked as mother.[5] InTheban theology she is the mother ofOsiris.[4]
She is possibly a forerunner ofTaweret.[6]
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