Renenutet
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In Egyptian mythology, Renenutet was a goddess of cobras, children and fertility. Her gaze could both slaughter her enemies as well cause a bountiful harvest.
Her name consists of two parts: “rnn” (nourishment), and “wtt” (snake), showing something of her character. Some of Renenutet’s titles were “Lady of Granaries,” “She Who Rears,” “Lady of the Robes,” and “Lady of Fertile Fields.” Renenutet was a deity of fertility and harvest, but she was also a protector of linen, especially bandages, and looked after children and their nourishment. Renenutet was invoked as a form of a “guardian angel” upon a newborn, which was said to “have Renenutet upon his shoulder from his first day.” She also gave children their “ren” (secret name-souls.) People made offerings to Renenutet during harvest time, as she was also the goddess of riches and good fortune. Renenutet was depicted as a snake, a woman with the head of a lioness, or as a woman with the head of a snake.
Her cult was centered in Terenuthis. With Seb, she was the mother of Nehebkau. Renenutet’s consort was sometimes considered to be Sobek.
The Hymn of Renenutet says: “I will make the Nile swell for you, without there being a year of lack and exhaustion in the whole land, so the plants will flourish, bending under their fruit. The land of Egypt is beginning to stir again, the shores are shining wonderfully, and wealth and well-being dwell with them, as it had been before.”
Alternative: Ernutet, Renenet ca:Renenutet fr:Rénénoutet