Hatmehyt

Hatmehyt/Hatmehit was a fish-goddess worshipped in the Delta, particularly in the northeast at Mendes.(Per-banebdjedet) In AncientEgyptian art Hatmehyt was depicted either as a fish, or a woman with a fish emblem or crown on her head, and was known as theForemost of Fish or Chief of Fish. She was a goddess of life and protection. At Mendes, in a district for which the ancient standard was the fish symbol indicating that Hatmehyt was the senior deity in terms of residence there, her cult becomes subordinated to that ofthe ram-god Banebdjedet - interpreted after his arrival as her consort. However, in later times her position was usurped by Banebdjed (an aspect of Osiris) who was considered to be herconsort and was worshipped in the female form of Banebdjedet. She was absorbed by Isis (the wife of Osiris), leading to the view that she (as an aspect of Isis) was the mother of Harpocrates (Harpakhred, "Horus the child"). When the cult of Osiris arose, the people of Mendes reacted by identifying Osiris as having achieved his authority by being the husband of Hatmehit. In particular, it was the Ba ofOsiris, known as Banebjed (literally meaning Ba of the lord of the djed, referring to Osiris), which was said to have married Hatmehit. Her name translates as House of Mehit, (Hat Mehit), implying shemay have some connection to Hathor, one of the oldest deities of Egypt who also went by the name Mehit, meaning great flood. This may possibly be due to being seen as a remnant of the primal watersof creation from which all things arose. Other goddesses associated with the primal waters of creation are Mut and Naunet.

Heret-Kau

A goddess who's name means, "She who is above the spirits", clearly indicating her dominating force in the Afterlife. She figures into temple foundation rituals in the Delta alongside Neith and Isis, and probably had a cult during the Old Kingdom, where we find reference to a priest of this goddess. Other scholars say that she was a mortuary Goddess concerned with protection of souls in the afterlife.They say that there are Images that often associate er as a servant or assistant to Isis. I have not found any.

Heset

Heset was an ancient fertility goddess. They say she is considered to be the earthly manifestation of Hathor. In later times she was changed to be a goddess of plenty or of food and drink. The ancient Egyptians referred to beer as the "milk of Heset." She is depicted asa divine white cow with either with a sun disc, or carrying a tray of food on her horns with drink flowing from her udders. Hesat was seen as the wet-nurse of the other gods, minor patron of pregnant women and nursing mothers. She was also thought to be the mother of Anubis. Thus the creator of all nourishment also gave birth to a god of the dead (later the god of mummification). She was the wife of Ra, whose earthly manifestation was the Mnevis Bull. The triad of the Mnevis, Hesat and Anubis were worshiped in Heliopolis.

Hetepes-Sekhus

Hetepes-Sekhus was an Underworld cobra goddess who by virtue of her power as the eye of Re annihilates the souls of Osiris' enemies, her invincibility is enhanced by her entourage of crocodiles.

Iusaas

Iusaas was a goddess of Heliopolis whose name means, "she comes who is great". Wearing a scarab beetle on her head she can easily be seen as a counterpart to the sun god Atum she is associated closely with Nebethetepet, whose name means" Mistress of the appeasement, and like Nebethetepet plays a crucial role as the feminine principle in the creation of the world. Late text equates her with the hand of Atum with which he masturbated to begin his create the first divine couple, Shu and Tefnut. Jacques Vandier a FrenchEgyptoligist, pointed out that Iusaas, along with Nebethetepet, actually enjoyed a rather widespread importance in many of the temples in Egypt, particularly considering that she seems to have a strong local character.

Kabechet

Kabechet, Kebechet, Kebehut, Kebhut

Kabechet is the daughter of Anubis, and she aids him in preparing the body for mummification. Her name includes the root of the ancient Egyptian word "kbch" which means "to offer libations" or "to purify" and the root of the word "wt" which refers to the place of embalming(and appears in Anubis´ epithet "imy wt" - he who is in the place of embalming). However, her name also resembles the word "qebeshu", which means "cold water". As a result, her name is usually translated as "cooling water". Kebechet was often depicted asa snake, sometimes with a body of stars. She was also depicted as a woman with the head of a snake. Occasionally she takes the form of an ostrich, linking her to the goddess of Ma´at who represented justice or balance and was involved in the judgment of the dead.She was the goddess of freshness and purification through water who washed the entrails of the deceased and brought the sacred water to Anubis for his tasks. She was thought to give water to the spirits of the dead while they waited for the mummification process to be complete. She was probably related to mummification where she would fortify the body against corruption, so it would stay fresh for reanimation by the deceased's ka.

The Goddess Kebechet, the daughter of Anubis, finds Pepi, and she goes to meet him with the four nemset vases. She refreshes the breast of the Great God on the day of his watch, and she refreshesthe breast of Pepi with life. She washes Pepi, she censes Pepi."

-- The Pyramid Texts of Pepi I

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