In
Egyptian mythology
Egyptian mythology is the collection of myths from ancient Egypt, which describe the actions of the Egyptian gods as a means of understanding the world around them. The beliefs that these myths express are an important part of ancient Egyp ...
, Hemsut (or Hemuset) was the goddess of
fate and protection.
[Hans Bonnet: Lexikon der ägyptischen Religionsgeschichte. 3. Auflage, Nikol, Hamburg 2000, .] She is representative of the ''
ka''. Her headdress bears a
shield, above which are two crossed
arrows.
In popular culture
Hemsut is briefly mentioned in ''
The Prince of Egypt''.
References
Egyptian goddesses
Time and fate goddesses
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