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Kneph, also asKmeph, is a god and motif of divinity inancient Egyptian religious art, variously represented as a winged egg, a globe surrounded by one or more serpents, orAmun in the form of a serpent called Kematef.[1] SomeTheosophical sources tried to syncretize this motif with the deityKhnum, along withAgathos Daimon,Serapis andPluto.[2][3] Under the Greek theonymChnuphis, this figure adopts a serpent-bodied, lion-headed ("leontoeidic") visage, being particularly common in magical artifacts in Late Antiquity.[4] It is by proxy frequently associated with theGnosticDemiurge.
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