Per-Qetesh
𓐪𓂧𓈙𓏏𓆇𓏏𓆗(NK) 𓎡𓈙𓏏𓆇𓆗 𓐪𓂧𓈙𓆗
𓐪𓂧𓐚𓆗
MDC qdSt , qtS(t) , kSt
Gardiner:
Budge:
Alt Egyptian: Qdšt
Demotic:
Transliteration:
Coptic:
Hebrew: Ketch,/קדש "holy"
Greek: Ketes/Κετές , Kandesh/ Καντές
Arabic:
English:
Kemetic:
Alt: Qedeshet , Qadesh, Qedesh, Qetesh, Kadesh, Kedesh, Kadeš or Qades
IPA:
Pronounced: Qātiša (possibly) from Q-D-Š
Meaning: Semitic root Q-D-Š "Sacred" "Holy"
Gardiner:
Budge:
Alt Egyptian: Qdšt
Demotic:
Transliteration:
Coptic:
Hebrew: Ketch,/קדש "holy"
Greek: Ketes/Κετές , Kandesh/ Καντές
Arabic:
English:
Kemetic:
Alt: Qedeshet , Qadesh, Qedesh, Qetesh, Kadesh, Kedesh, Kadeš or Qades
IPA:
Pronounced: Qātiša (possibly) from Q-D-Š
Meaning: Semitic root Q-D-Š "Sacred" "Holy"
Home:
Dynasty: Canaanite influences Egyptian deity, older view was she was adopted from Canaanite religion, Bronze Age+
Temple: city of Kadesh
Nome:
Consort
Resheph (triad, husband)
Min (God of male Sexual Prowess and Fertility) (triad, husband)
Children
Min (triad, son)
Parents
Alternative Parentage
Siblings
Female/Male counter part
Priest names
Followers
Features
Shown as a nude women from the front, who wears the Hut-Hor/Hathor wig and orginally a crecent moon disk later the cow horn sun disk. She stands on a lion with lotus (symbol of creation) in her right hand and snakes in her left (symbol of sexal organs or eroticism). She stands between Min and Resheph (Canaanite warrior god), Later on she worse a tight fitting dress.
Symbols
Roles
Some say she is the Goddess of love, passion and beauty, some say sacred ecstasy, sex pleasure and sexuality and some say possibly fertility. No one really agrees on excatly what. She was possibly a protector of the common people. She also protects against disease demons. It has also been sugested that she was a nature Goddess.
Interesting facts
Hybrid gods
Connection to other gods
Ptah
Ra
Hut-Hor/Hathor (Eventually Qetesh became an aspect of Hut-Hor/Hathor)
Astarte (Near Eastern)
Anat (Near Eastern, Egyptian)
Celebrations
Offering items
Protects
Other names
Names derived from the God's name
Epitaphs
Lady of heaven
Mistress of All the Gods
Lady of the Stars of Heaven
Beloved of Ptah
Great of magic, mistress of the stars
Eye of Ra, without her equal
Dynasty: Canaanite influences Egyptian deity, older view was she was adopted from Canaanite religion, Bronze Age+
Temple: city of Kadesh
Nome:
Consort
Resheph (triad, husband)
Min (God of male Sexual Prowess and Fertility) (triad, husband)
Children
Min (triad, son)
Parents
Alternative Parentage
Siblings
Female/Male counter part
Priest names
Followers
Features
Shown as a nude women from the front, who wears the Hut-Hor/Hathor wig and orginally a crecent moon disk later the cow horn sun disk. She stands on a lion with lotus (symbol of creation) in her right hand and snakes in her left (symbol of sexal organs or eroticism). She stands between Min and Resheph (Canaanite warrior god), Later on she worse a tight fitting dress.
Symbols
Roles
Some say she is the Goddess of love, passion and beauty, some say sacred ecstasy, sex pleasure and sexuality and some say possibly fertility. No one really agrees on excatly what. She was possibly a protector of the common people. She also protects against disease demons. It has also been sugested that she was a nature Goddess.
Interesting facts
Hybrid gods
Connection to other gods
Ptah
Ra
Hut-Hor/Hathor (Eventually Qetesh became an aspect of Hut-Hor/Hathor)
Astarte (Near Eastern)
Anat (Near Eastern, Egyptian)
Celebrations
Offering items
Protects
Other names
Names derived from the God's name
Epitaphs
Lady of heaven
Mistress of All the Gods
Lady of the Stars of Heaven
Beloved of Ptah
Great of magic, mistress of the stars
Eye of Ra, without her equal