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Nephthys
Ancaster Library | T'Klendathu
(Northern form; Stygian Neb-hut, Nebthet)
"Mistress of the House". Stygian goddess of the dead. Daughter of Geb
and Nut. Sister of Isis, Osiris and Seth. According to one tradition, she
was also the mother of Anubis by Osiris. Her principal sanctuary was at
Abydos. Along with Isis, she was one of the guardians of the corpse of
Osiris. Depicted in human form wearing a crown in the form of the glyph
for house. Sometimes depicted as a kite guarding funeral bier of Osiris.
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