November 19, 2020
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Name: Reret

Hippo Goddess, The Great Sow

 

 

Classification: Goddess

 

Associated: Fertility, creation, Child Birth     

Culture: Kemetic Egyptian

Region: Nile River Valley

 

Reret is an ancient Kemetic deity associated with the Hippopotamus. Her name translates to me “Sow” which ties her to the concept of creating new life.

 

She is known to be a fearsome protective figure particularly of pregnant women and small children.

 

At time she is seen as the consort of Set.

 

Reret is linked to the Draco Star constellation and it is said that the stars revolve around her.

 

The deity is typically depicted as a bipedal female hippopotamus with feline attributes, pendulous female human breasts, the limbs and paws of a lion, and the back and tail of a Nile crocodile. She commonly bears the epithets "Lady of Heaven", "Mistress of the Horizon", "She Who Removes Water", "Mistress of Pure Water", and "Lady of the Birth House