Heryshaf
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In Egyptian mythology, Heryshaf, or Hershef, (Egyptian Ḥry-š=f "He who is on his lake"),[1] transcribed in Greek as Harsaphes (Ἁρσαφής) was an ancient ram-god whose cult was centered in Herakleopolis Magna (now Ihnasiyyah al-Madinah). He was identified with Ra and Osiris in Egyptian mythology,[2] and to Heracles in Greek mythology. The identification with Heracles may be related to the fact that in later times his name was sometimes reanalysed as Ḥry-šf.t "He who is over strength." One of his titles was “Ruler of the Riverbanks.” Heryshaf was a creator and fertility god who was born from the primeval waters. He was pictured as a man with the head of a ram, or as a ram.
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- ^ Forty, Jo. Mythology: A Visual Encyclopedia, Sterling Publishing Co., 2001, p. 84.
- ^ Forty, Jo. Mythology: A Visual Encyclopedia, Sterling Publishing Co., 2001, p. 84.
- Hart, George (2005). "Heryshaf". The Routledge dictionary of Egyptian gods and goddesses (2nd ed.). London, New York: Routledge. pp. 68–69. ISBN 9780415361163. OCLC 57281093. http://books.google.com/books?id=GG3qfiUY3xQC&pg=PA68&lpg=PA68&dq=heryshaf&source=bl&ots=Hy0-rVuOjk&sig=1OPKPV3ZM_HxbCxuvFxdnzCU5sw&hl=en&ei=ejkpS8KfBpSn8Aadrt2qDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CA0Q6AEwAjgy. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
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