Hapi - The God of the Nile

by Günther Eichhorn

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The God of the Nile and the annual floods. The annual flood was a life-giving event. Without it there would be no fertile land in Egypt. He is often shown as a dual deity, one with lotus flowers on his head, as representative of Upper Egypt, and one with papyrus on his head, as representative of Lower Egypt. They are shown tying lotus and papyrus around a stem which is the Nile, representing the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt.

Egypt 0651 Relief of the dual God Hapi in the Luxor Temple. On the left is Hapi of Upper Egypt with the Lotus on his head, on the right Hapi of Lower Egypt with the Papyrus on his head. On the left face of the column is Seshat, the Goddess of Astronomy. (706k) Egypt 0709 Another relief of the dual God Hapi in the Luxor Temple. (522k) Egypt 1281 Relief of Hapi in the Temple of Horus in Edfu. (413k) Egypt 1598 Relief of Hapi in the Temple of Kom Ombo. (534k) Egypt 1905 Relief of Hapi in the Philae Temple of Isis. (458k)


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