| Nekheni | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
"One of Nekhen" | ||||||
| Period of worship |
Predynastic | |||||
| Cult center | Hierakonpolis | |||||
| Symbol(s) | Falcon, double plume | |||||
| Association | kingship, war, victory, sky | |||||
| Appearance | Therianthrope, falcon, double plume | |||||
| Egyptian equivalent(s) |
Horus | |||||
Nekheni is an ancient Egyptian falcon god of the Egyptian religion. He is depicted as a falcon with two large plumes on his head.[1]
As a local falcon god of the sky, Nekheni was assimilitated by Horus' original and earliest form as "Lord of the Sky" from very early on.[2]
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- Baines, J./Málek, J., 1980: Atlas of Ancient Egypt. Equinox, Oxford.
- Wilkinson, R.H., 2003: The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson, London.