Mut - The Mother Goddess of the New Kingdom

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by Günther Eichhorn

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Mut was the Mother Goddess of the New Kingdom, wife of Amun. She was shown as a woman, sometimes with wings, or a as a vulture, wearing the Double Crown. She represented the mother of the Pharaoh, with the Pshent, the Double Crown of the unified Egypt as her symbol.

relief goddess mut Relief of the Goddess Mut (center, with the Pshent, or Double Crown of Upper and Lower Egypt) in the Karnak Temple in Luxor. (620k) relief mut right Relief of Mut (right) with Hathor (left) in the Karnak Temple in Luxor. (435k) relief mut luxor Relief of Mut in the Luxor Temple. (442k) close-up mut luxor Close-up of Mut in the Luxor Temple. (629k) relief mut luxor Relief of Mut in the Luxor Temple. (761k)


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