Heryshaf
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In
Egyptian mythology,
Heryshaf (
Egyptian Ḥry-š=f "He who is on his lake"), transcribed in
Greek as "
Harsaphes" was an ancient ram-
god whose cult was centered in
Herakleopolis Magna (now Ihnasiyyah al-Madinah). He was identifed with
Ra and
Osiris in Egyptian mythology, and to
Heracles in
Greek mythology. The identification with Heracles may be related to the fact that in later times his name was sometimes reanalyzed as
Ḥry-šf.t "He who is over strength." One of his titles was “Ruler of the Riverbanks.” Heryshaf was a creator and fertility god who was born from the
primeval waters. He was pictured as a man with the head of a
ram, or as a ram.
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