Per-(Ḥoru)-Nekheny
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𓅃𓊖𓊖𓇋𓇋
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MDC: nxny , Hrw-nxny , nxn
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Alt Egyptian: nḫni
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Pronounced:
Meaning: Horu/Horus of Nekhen
Gardiner:
Budge:
Alt Egyptian: nḫni
Demotic:
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Hebrew:
Greek:
Arabic:
English:
Kemetic:
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Pronounced:
Meaning: Horu/Horus of Nekhen
Home: 3rd Nekhen/Hierakonpolis "City of Hawks UE
Dynasty: pre-dynastic period
Temple:
Nome: Nekhen/nxn/Hierakonpolis
Consort
Children
Parents
Alternative Parentage
Siblings
Female/Male counter part
Priest names
Followers
Features
Nekheny (hawk god) was absorbed by Horu-wer/ Horus the elder and Horus the elder also absorbed Wer (a god of light known as “the great one” whose eyes were the sun and moon) to become Horus of Nekhen.
Symbols
Roles
He became the first national god "God of the Kingdom" and later on the patron god of the pharaohs. He was a powerful god in the pre-dynastic period.
Interesting facts
Hybrid gods
Horu-Nekheny (Nekheny was absorbed by Horu/Horus)
Connection to other gods
Nekheny (was absorbed by Horu-wer/ Horus the elder)> Wer (a god of light known as “the great one” whose eyes were the sun and moon) to become Horus of Nekhen/Hierakonpolis
Horu/Horus (By the old Kingdom he was mostly refereed to as just Horu/Horus.
Celebrations
Offering items
Protects
Pharaoh (patron)
Other names
Horu/Horus of Nekhen
Names derived from the God's name
Epitaphs
God of the Kingdom
Dynasty: pre-dynastic period
Temple:
Nome: Nekhen/nxn/Hierakonpolis
Consort
Children
Parents
Alternative Parentage
Siblings
Female/Male counter part
Priest names
Followers
Features
Nekheny (hawk god) was absorbed by Horu-wer/ Horus the elder and Horus the elder also absorbed Wer (a god of light known as “the great one” whose eyes were the sun and moon) to become Horus of Nekhen.
Symbols
Roles
He became the first national god "God of the Kingdom" and later on the patron god of the pharaohs. He was a powerful god in the pre-dynastic period.
Interesting facts
Hybrid gods
Horu-Nekheny (Nekheny was absorbed by Horu/Horus)
Connection to other gods
Nekheny (was absorbed by Horu-wer/ Horus the elder)> Wer (a god of light known as “the great one” whose eyes were the sun and moon) to become Horus of Nekhen/Hierakonpolis
Horu/Horus (By the old Kingdom he was mostly refereed to as just Horu/Horus.
Celebrations
Offering items
Protects
Pharaoh (patron)
Other names
Horu/Horus of Nekhen
Names derived from the God's name
Epitaphs
God of the Kingdom
