"Mistress of the House". Egyptian goddess of the dead.
Daughter of Geb and Nut.
Sister of Isis, Osiris
and Seth. According to one
tradition, she was also the mother of Anubis by Osiris. Her principal
sanctuary was at Heliopolis.
Along with Isis, she was one of the guardians of the corpse of
Osiris. Depicted in human
form wearing a crown in the form of the hieroglyph for house. Sometimes
depicted as a kite guarding funeral bier of Osiris.
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