The presence of his name in texts dealing with scorpion bites suggest that he was seen as a god of healing, and the valuable medicinal herb "khenem" was known as his plant. He is partly a vegetation god and in that role is ai
The presence of his name in texts dealing with scorpion bites suggest that he was seen as a god of healing, and the valuable medicinal herb "khenem" was known as his plant. He is partly a vegetation god and in that role is aided by his friend Hapi, who controls the Nilc. He also imprisoned wicked souls so they could not ascend to heaven and Atum would later decree that he would preside as judge over the struggle between Horus and Set, an interesting position for a deity known as "the great cackler." Often depicted with black or green skin, his sacred animal and symbol was the goose, and he was the eldest son born of the union of Shu and Tefnut. FTP identify this Egyptian earth god, whose offspring included Osiris and Isis, the consort of Nut.
The presence of his name in texts dealing with scorpion bites suggest that he was seen as a god of healing, and the valuable medicinal herb "khenem" was known as his plant.