Menhit

Menhit
Menhit
Nubian lioness goddess of war and the Sun
	Menhit on the left with Khnum on the right, shown on the outside wall of the temple at Esna
Name in hieroglyphs
Consort	Khnum
Offspring	Heka
Equivalents
Egyptian equivalent	Sekhmet
Igbo equivalent	Anyanwu
Mesopotamian equivalent	Inanna

Menhit /ˈmɛnˌhɪt/ (also known as Menhyt, and Menchit) was originally a Nubian lion goddess of war in the Kingdom of Kush, who was regarded as a tutelary and sun goddess. Her name means either "she who sacrifices" or "she who massacres." As Menhit, she is associated with the sun, but as Mekhit, she is associated with the moon.

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