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ID: 901001273
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001273
Record Type: Character/Person

Mut (Egyptian diety)

Note: In Egyptian religion, a sky goddess and great divine mother. Mut is thought to have originated in the Nile River delta or in Middle Egypt. She came to prominence during the 18th dynasty (1539–1292 BCE) as the companion of the god Amon at Thebes, forming the Theban triad with him and with the youthful god Khons, who was said to be Mut’s son. The name Mut means “mother,” and her role was that of an older woman among the gods. She was associated with the uraeus (rearing cobra), lionesses, and royal crowns.

Display Date: by 18th Dynasty

Names:
Mut (Egyptian diety) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Mout (English,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Egyptian iconography> (P)
........<Egyptian characters> (P)
............Mut (Egyptian diety) (I)
Related Iconography:
associated with .... Khons
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Egyptian iconography, Egyptian characters, Khons (Egyptian diety)) [901001274]
associated with .... Amun
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Egyptian iconography, Egyptian characters, Amun (Egyptian deity)) [901000100]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... deity
.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Ancient Egyptian (culture)
.....(Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
role/characteristic is .... mother goddess
.....(goddesses, deities, people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Mut (Egyptian diety)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................Bunson, Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt (2002) 258
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh2007008918
Mout
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh2007008918

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