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ID: 901002541
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002541
Record Type: Character/Person

Bennu (Egyptian deity)

Note: Ancient Egyptian deity of the Sun, creation, and rebirth; likely the inspiration for the legend of the phoenix in Greek mythology.

Names:
Bennu (Egyptian deity) (preferred,English-P,D,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Egyptian iconography> (P)
........<Egyptian characters> (P)
............Bennu (Egyptian deity) (I)
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)
deity of .... rebirth
.....(doctrinal concepts, religious concepts, religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
deity of .... Sun
.....(Solar System, Milky Way Galaxy) (TGN)
affiliated/associated with .... phoenix
.....(legendary beings, Animalia (kingdom), Eukaryota (domain), living organisms (entities), Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Bennu (Egyptian deity)
................Hart, George, Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses (2005)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................BWR Data Reconciliation for CONA (2020-2021)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennu#/media/File:Bennu_bird.svg

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