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Underworld goddess in Egyptian mythology
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Perit is an underworld deity in Egyptian mythology.[2] She is one of the twelve goddesses in the ninth sector of Duat.[3]
She utters words that give life and strength to Osiris.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Budge, E. A. Wallis; Budge, Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis (1996-01-01). The Egyptian Heaven and Hell. Courier Corporation. p. 197. ISBN 978-0-486-29368-4.
- ^ a b Coulter, Charles Russell; Turner, Patricia (2013-07-04). Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities. Routledge. p. 379. ISBN 978-1-135-96390-3.
- ^ Mercatante (1998). Who's who in Egyptian Mythology. Barnes & Noble Publishing. p. 121. ISBN 978-0-7607-0898-9.
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