Nebet-hetepet
A relatively minor
Heliopolitan goddess whose name means 'mistress of the
offering' or 'mistress of contentment', Nebet-hetepet was a
feminine counterpart of the creator god Atum and her
identity was similar to that of the goddess Iusaas also
venerated at Heliopolis. Both goddesses personified the
female principle represented by the hand with which Atum was
said to grip his phallus in bringing the world into
existence. Nebet-hetepet could be associated with Hathor and
was venerated at several sites, but was primarily little
more than a logical complement to the masculine deity of
creation.
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