Nebtuwi is an
ancient Egyptian goddess personifying fertility, wife of
Khnum. Her name translates as "the lady of the fields." The cult centre of her was
Latopolis (also known as
Esna). Functions of Nebtuwi were close to the functions of goddesses like
Isis
Isis was a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. Isis was first mentioned in the Old Kingdom () as one of the main characters of the Osiris myth, in which she resurrects her sla ...
and
Hathor. Subsequently, Nebtuwi's cult was gradually relegated to the cult of
Neith. She was depicted as a lady with a
vulture cap similar to the goddess
Mut.
References
Egyptian goddesses
Fertility goddesses
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