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In Egyptian
mythology, Hatmehit, or Hatmehyt was
a fish-goddess, originally a deification
of the Nile, by the people in the area
around Mendes. Her name translates as
House of Mehit, implying she may have
some connection to Hathor,
who also went by the name Mehit, meaning
great flood. This may possibly be due
to being seen as a remnant of the primal
waters of creation. In art she was depicted
either as a fish, or with a fish on her
head.
When the cult of Osiris
arose, the people of Mendes reacted by
identifying Osiris
as having achieved his authority by being
the husband of Hatmehit.
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In particular, it was the ba of Osiris,
known as Banebjed (literally meaning Ba of the
lord of the djed - referring to Osiris),
that was said to have married Hatmehit. When
Horus became considered
the son of Osiris,
a form known as Harpocrates (Har-pa-khered in
Egyptian), Hatmehit was consequently said to
be his mother. As wife of Osiris,
and mother of Horus,
she eventually became identified as a form of
Isis.
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