| Harsaphes | ||||||
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| Ancient Egyptian: Heryshaf | ||||||
"He who is on His Lake" | ||||||
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| Period of worship |
Early Dynastic – Roman Period | |||||
| Cult center | Heracleopolis Magna, Heracleopolis Parva | |||||
| Titles | "Ruler of the Riverbanks" | |||||
| Symbol(s) | Ram, atef crown | |||||
| Association | creation, fertility | |||||
| Appearance | Therianthrope, ram, atef crown | |||||
| Greek equivalent(s) |
Heracles, Dionysus | |||||
| Egyptian equivalent(s) |
Ra, Osiris | |||||
Harsaphes is an ancient Egyptian creator and fertility god who was born from the primordial waters. His cult centered around Heracleopolis Magna in Middle Egypt. Harsaphes was depicted as a ram or a man with a ram's head.
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