DID YOU KNOW? Heqet Worshipped at Qus

The frog-headed goddess Heqet was enormously popular in Egyptian households, particularly as a patroness of women in childbirth. In pharaonic temple-cults, however, she also had a crucial role as animatrix of all human life, at the side of her associate, Khnum.

Heqet had her own temples, too. The ruins of one of them (shared by the god Haroeris) can still be found at Qus, while the Tomb of Petosiris depicts this goddess pleading for the reconstruction of another shrine damaged by the inundation. To learn much more about Heqet and her worship, order The Intrepid Wanderer's Guide to Ancient Egyptian Goddesses from Amazon or another favorite retailer by clicking on a book cover-link to the right.