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Ha (Ancient Egyptian:ḥꜣ), inancient Egyptian religion, was a god of theWestern Desert and the fertileoasis ofWestern Desert of Egypt. He was associated with theDuat (theunderworld) and pictured as a man wearing thehieroglyph symbol for desert hills on his head.
Ha was said to protect Egypt from enemies such as invadingancient Libyans.[1] He is associated withSet, since Set represented the west of theNile and they both have similar attributes - the desert.
It is unknown whenHa was worshipped inancient Egypt. But at first he was thegod of fertility, son of an almost unknown deity named Iaaw,[2] but in the later period of Egypt, he took his place by removing the western desert godAsh. He was later shown as the symbol of the west, whileSopdu was the symbol of the east, andDedun the symbol of the south. Theancient Egyptians saw him as a guardian deity of thepharaoh. Theinscription on the pyramids ofUnas shows him as theprotector of the dead pharaoh.[3]
The dinosaurHagryphus ("Ha's griffin") was named after Ha; it was discovered in Utah and Ha's association with the western deserts was carried over to the deserts of theSouthwestern United States.[4]
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