Asheru

Ascheru or Ischeru ( Egyptian ꜣšrw or jšrw ) is a place in Egyptian mythology where the "wild goddess" is appeased. Originally, it was used to describe a curved watercourse, where lioness cults were often practiced. Many lion-shaped goddesses were named "Mistress of Ascheru", such as Wadjet and Sachmet in Memphis , Bastet in Bubastis , and Menhit and Mut in Karnak .

The horseshoe-shaped lake south of the great Karnak Temple is known as "Asheru the Courage" and surrounds the Temple of Courage on three sides.

literature

Eberhard Otto : Ascheru. In: Wolfgang Helck (Hrsg.): Lexikon der Ägyptologie (LÄ). Volume I, Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1975, ISBN 3-447-01670-1 , Sp. 460-462.

Remarks

↑ The Wild or Dangerous Goddess represents the terrifying aspect of a female deity. It is particularly found in lion goddesses. Martin Andreas Stadler : Introduction to the Egyptian religion of Ptolemaic-Roman times according to the demotic religious texts (= introductions and source texts on Egyptology. Vol. 7). Lit, Berlin / Münster 2012, ISBN 978-3-643-11929-2 , p. 61.

[1] The Wild or Dangerous Goddess represents the terrifying aspect of a female deity. It is particularly found in lion goddesses. Martin Andreas Stadler : Introduction to the Egyptian religion of Ptolemaic-Roman times according to the demotic religious texts (= introductions and source texts on Egyptology. Vol. 7). Lit, Berlin / Münster 2012, ISBN 978-3-643-11929-2 , p. 61.