Maahes

**Maahes**


 * Other Names:**

Mihos, Mahes, Maathes, Miysis


 * Meaning of Name:**

The meaning of his name, “To See in Front,” was also the start of the Egyptian word for “lion.”


 * Hieroglyphics:**




 * Titles:**

“Lord of Slaughter”

"Avenger of Wrongs"

“Wielder of the Knife”

“He Who is True Before Her”

“The Scarlet Lord”


 * Family:**

He was thought to be the son of Ra and Bast, or Sekhmet and Ptah.

A god of desert storms, Maahes was a fierce protector, often guarding sacred places. Maahes was described as the “devourer of the guilty and protector of the innocent.” He was frequently depicted on small protective amulets made of bronze and faience. He helped protect Ra from Apophis as he traveled through the Duat, and defended the pharaoh in battle. A special duty of Maahes was to protect magical rituals. His cult center was //Nay-ta-hut// ("City of Lions," or Leontopolis to the Greeks.) Tame lions were kept in a temple dedicated to Maahes.

Maahes was pictured as a man with the head of a lion, occasionally wearing the Double Crown, holding a knife or spear. Sometimes Maahes was shown with a bouquet of lotuses near him. The Egyptian personification of the summer heat, Maahes was also depicted as a lion devouring a captive.


 * Outside of Egypt:**

The Greeks worshiped Maathes, possibly aligning him with the Furies.

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