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Hatmehit, or Hatmehyt (reconstructed to have been pronounced *(unicode:Hāwit-Maḥūyat) in Egyptian) in the ancient Egyptian religion was a fish-goddess in the area around the delta city of Per-banebdjedet, Mendes. In ancient Egyptian art Hatmehit was depicted either as a fish, or a woman with a fish emblem or crown on her head. She was a goddess of life and protection. == Name == Her name translates as ''Foremost of Fish'' or ''Chief of Fish.'' She may have some connection to Hathor, one of the oldest deities of Egypt who also went by the name ''Mehet-Weret'', meaning ''great flood''. This may possibly be due to being seen as a remnant of the primal waters of creation from which all things arose. Other goddesses associated with the primal waters of creation are Mut and Naunet. When the cult of Osiris arose, the people of Mendes reacted by identifying Osiris as having achieved his authority by being the husband of Hatmehit. In particular, it was the ''Ba'' of Osiris, known as Banebjed (literally meaning ''Ba of the lord of the djed'', referring to Osiris), which was said to have married Hatmehit. When Horus became considered the son of Osiris, a form known as ''Harpocrates'' (''Har-pa-khered'' in Egyptian), Hatmehit was consequently said to be his mother. As wife of Osiris, and mother of Horus, she eventually became identified as a form of Isis. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hatmehit」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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