Perit (goddess)

Perit is an underworld deity in Egyptian mythology.[2] She is one of the twelve goddesses in the ninth sector of Duat.[3]

Perit
Name in hieroglyphs
O1
D21		 M17M17X1
[1]

She utters words that give life and strength to Osiris.[2]

References
  1. Budge, E. A. Wallis; Budge, Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis (1996-01-01). The Egyptian Heaven and Hell. Courier Corporation. p. 197. ISBN 978-0-486-29368-4.
  2. Coulter, Charles Russell; Turner, Patricia (2013-07-04). Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities. Routledge. p. 379. ISBN 978-1-135-96390-3.
  3. Mercatante (1998). Who's who in Egyptian Mythology. Barnes & Noble Publishing. p. 121. ISBN 978-0-7607-0898-9.


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