Mut - Mother
A small summary of Her attributes - but please keep in mind that I cannot vouch for how correct these are.
Also known as
Maut, Mwt, Mout
Titles
Eye of Ra, Great Mother and Lady, Mother of the Sun in Whom He Rises, Mistress of Isheru, Lady of Heaven, Queen of the Gods, She Who Giveth Birth but was Herself not Born of Any, Mother of Mothers, The Powerful, World Mother
Roles
Mother of kings. Self-created goddess. Divine mother and protectress of motherhood. Possibly bisexual and a protectress of bisexual people, though a modern interpretation. Guardian of attributes such as pairing, bonding, protecting, and loving.
Celebrations
Beautiful Feast of the Valley, Boat Procession of Mut, Feast of Mut, Festival of Mut, Opet, Praise of Mut
Signs & symbols
Double crown, lioness, vulture, cobra, queen, cow.
Associations
Colours: deep red, deep purple, gold. Gems: amethyst, carnelian, garnet, lapis lazuli, malachite.
Offerings
Precious stones or metals, good perfumes, quality items, pomegranates, rich or sweet foods, red wine, myrrh.
Cult centers
Waset, Asher, Djannet (Tanis), Zau, Kharga, Dakhla.
Relations to other netjeru
Assimilated with Amunet. Wife of Amun or Amun-Ra, sometimes Nun. Mother of Khonsu or Montu, and sometimes of all gods. Connected to Aset and Nekhbet, Sekhmet and Bast, Wadjet and Menhyt, and Nut. Daughter of Ra. Sometimes syncretized to form Sekhmet-Mut or Bast-Mut.
Depictions in art
Woman wearing the double crown, holding a papyrus scepter, seated on a throne. Standing woman with wings. Creature with 4 heads (man, woman, lion, vulture), phallus, wings and lion claws. Woman with a vulture's head. Lion-headed woman, wearing the double crown. Woman with vulture heads growing from shoulders.
My personal impressions
Coming soon.
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