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  • Duamutef
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  • Duamutef was one of theFour Sons of Horus and a protection god of the Canopic Jars. Commonly he is said to be the son of the god Horus the Elder (Heru-ur) and the goddess Isis. There is another myth that describes Duamutef and his brothers as sons of Osiris. According to this myth they were born from a lily flower that arose from the primaeval ocean. The jackal (or possibly dog) is linked to Anubis and the act of embalming and also Wepwawet the "opener of the ways" who seeks out the paths of the dead.
  • Duamutef is the son of Horus and Hathor. He protects the stomachs of the mummified in a canopic jar. He was jackal-headed.
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Consort
  • none
Status
  • God
Role
  • Son of Horus, the god of protection, and of the east
Name
  • Wosret
Caption
  • Duamutef as depicted from a Canopic Jar
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  • 300
Hiero
  • N14 D37 t f
Title
  • God
  • Guardian of the Canopic Jar
Siblings
Enemies
  • Chaos
Symbol
  • Ankh, stomach
Cult Center
  • Eastern Egypt:Amarna, Gaza, Quseir, ex
Family
Parents
  • Hathor and Horus
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  • Duamutef was one of theFour Sons of Horus and a protection god of the Canopic Jars. Commonly he is said to be the son of the god Horus the Elder (Heru-ur) and the goddess Isis. There is another myth that describes Duamutef and his brothers as sons of Osiris. According to this myth they were born from a lily flower that arose from the primaeval ocean. The jackal (or possibly dog) is linked to Anubis and the act of embalming and also Wepwawet the "opener of the ways" who seeks out the paths of the dead.
  • Duamutef is the son of Horus and Hathor. He protects the stomachs of the mummified in a canopic jar. He was jackal-headed.
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