Anat- Egyptian GodDeity"Lady of Heaven"

Also known as: Anit and Antit

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Titles & Epithets

Lady of HeavenMistress of the Gods

Domains

warhunting

Symbols

axeshieldlance

Description

Axe in hand and shield raised, this fierce Canaanite warrior goddess crossed into Egypt during the New Kingdom and never left. Ra gave her to Set as a consort, Ramesses II took her name as part of his own, and her cult at Pi-Ramesses honored a foreign goddess who had become indispensable.

Relationships

Equivalent to

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