Nehmetawy ''(nḥm.t-ˁw3ỉ;'' "she who embraces those in need") is a goddess in the
ancient Egyptian religion. She is not very widely known. Nehmetawy was the wife of snake god
Nehebu-kau, or in other places of worship, like in
Hermopolis
Hermopolis ( grc, Ἑρμούπολις ''Hermoúpolis'' "the City of Hermes", also ''Hermopolis Magna'', ''Hermoû pólis megálẽ'', egy, ḫmnw , Egyptological pronunciation: "Khemenu"; cop, Ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ''Shmun''; ar, الأشموني ...
, the wife of
Thoth
Thoth (; from grc-koi, Θώθ ''Thṓth'', borrowed from cop, Ⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧ ''Thōout'', Egyptian: ', the reflex of " eis like the Ibis") is an ancient Egyptian deity. In art, he was often depicted as a man with the head of an ibis or ...
. Her depictions are anthropomorph, with a
sistrum-shaped headdress, often with a child in her lap.
[Richard Wilkinson: The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt. London, Thames and Hudson, 2003. p.156]
References
Egyptian goddesses
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