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Anukis the Southern Rumin
Anuket
The
Galactic OntraOwner: Sekhmet
Age: 20 years, 10 months, 2 weeks
Born: July 5th, 2005
Adopted: 20 years, 10 months, 2 weeks ago (Legacy)
Adopted: July 5th, 2005 (Legacy)
Statistics
- Level: 56
- Strength: 202
- Defense: 149
- Speed: 151
- Health: 117
- HP: 117/117
- Intelligence: 600
- Books Read: 548
- Food Eaten: 0
- Job: Lead Librarian
This water goddess was worshiped for her fertility and nurturing nature. Anuket’s name holds reference to the embracing and nourishing of the fields by the Nile River - the two tributaries that fed flood waters to the Nile were thought to be the arms of Anuket.
Anuket was described as the “Giver of Life, and of All Power, and of All Health, and of All Joy of the Heart.” She was thought to refresh the deceased with cool water in the underworld.
Because Anuket was connected with the flood’s fertility, Nile water was the main ingredient in ancient Egyptian love potions. Her breast milk nourished and healed, and she was one of the divine foster mothers of every king.
When the Nile started to rise, the Festival of Anuket began. The Egyptian people threw food into the river in thanks for the life-giving water - thus the riches that the Nile had given the Egyptians were ritually returned to their source.
Anuket was known as hnwt ghst ("Lady of the Gazelles.") The water goddess’ link to the gazelle was probably because the Egyptians saw these animals often around water. Being sacred to Anuket, gazelles were ritually mummified - cemeteries containing great numbers have been discovered at Dendara and Kom Mer.
Anuket was the daughter of Ra or Khnum, and the wife of Amun.
Credits
❖ Story by Sekhmet with information from these sources
❖ Background photo from Hasmik Ghazaryan Olson
❖ Profile by Balloon
Pet Treasure
Ankh
Water Soul Stone
Brown Gazelle Horns