Mehit was the consort of Anhur at his cult center of Thinis, the lion goddess paired with the warrior-hunter god in Upper Egyptian theology.
Anhur was syncretized with Shu as the composite deity Anhur-Shu, combining Anhur's warrior nature with Shu's cosmic role as upholder of the sky. Both were connected to the Distant Goddess myth.
In the Distant Goddess myth, Thoth and Anhur cooperated to retrieve the raging goddess from Nubia, with Thoth using persuasion and wisdom while Anhur provided the warrior's courage for the journey south.
In the Distant Goddess myth, Anhur retrieved the wandering Eye of Ra from Nubia, his epithet 'He Who Leads Back the Distant One' directly referencing this role as recoverer of the wrathful solar eye.
In the Distant Goddess myth, Anhur retrieved the raging Hathor from Nubia, coaxing her to return to Egypt as the benevolent Eye of Ra.
Anhur hunted for and retrieved his consort Mehit from the southern lands, the myth of the warrior god bringing back the distant lioness forming the core narrative of both deities' cult at Thinis.
Anhur's name means 'He Who Leads Back the Distant One,' identifying him as the god who retrieved Tefnut from Nubia in the Distant Goddess myth, bringing the raging lioness back to Egypt.
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