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Ancient Egypt / Religion / Gods /
Satet
Other spelling: Satis
In Ancient Egyptian Religion, goddess associated with the island of Elephantine and the guardian of the southern border of Egypt. She also held a position linked with fertility. She was the dispenser of cool water coming from Elephantine.
As a protector of Egypt, Satet was told to repel Egypt's enemies with arrows.
Her cult was generally bounded to the region of Aswan, but traces of her cult have been found as far north as Saqqara.
She was the wife of Khnum, making up the triad of Elephantine with a daughter, Anuket.
She was depicted wearing the white crown of Upper Egypt with two antelope horns. At a later stage she would be fused with Sothis.
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