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Khnum
Khnum was an ancient diety shown as a man with a ram head. The horns of the ram show the ancient ancestory, as they are of the earliest goats to be domesticated.
His main cult center was Elephantine, at the first cateract. There he formed a triad with his consort Satis (Satet) and their daughter Anukis (Anuket), Goddess of the first cataract
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Khnum is the creator god of the Elephantine Creation Myth. He formed all of the world on his potters wheel.
Throughout Egyptian History Khnum continued to form each human, along with his "ka" or spirit double.
He was the patron diety of potters, and his association with the fertile soil and clay made him associated with the innundation. He also had a cult center at Esna, where a yearly Festival of the Potters was held.
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