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Tutu was an Egyptian god worshipped by ordinary people all over Egypt during the late period. He was originally the protector of tombs but later guarded the sleeping from danger or bad dreams. Tutu had the body of a winged lion with a human head and other animal heads projecting from his body and a serpent tail, and was the son of Neith who was a dangerous goddess.

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Tutu

Tutu was an Egyptian god worshipped by ordinary people all over Egypt during the late period. He was originally the protector of tombs but later guarded the sleeping from danger or bad dreams. Tutu had the body of a winged lion with a human head and other animal heads projecting from his body and a serpent tail, and was the son of Neith who was a dangerous goddess.

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Tutu
God of protection of tombs, later guarded
the sleeping from danger or bad dreams
Master of demons.
A relief depicting Tutu. He wears the headdress of a
king, has a human face, the body of a lion, the
wings of a bird, the tail of a cobra and he stomps on
Sekhmet's arrows.
Major cult center Kellis
Symbol Lion, Sphinx, weaponry
Parents Neith
Tutu (Egyptian god)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tutu (or Tithoes in Greek) was an Egyptian god
worshipped by ordinary people all over Egypt during the
late period.
[1]
The only known temple dedicated to Tutu
is located in ancient Kellis, but reliefs depicting Tutu are
seen in other temples, such as the Temple of Kalabsha.
Tutu's title at the Shenhur temple was "Who comes to the
one calling him". Other titles of Tutu are "Son of Neith,"
"the Lion," "Great of Strength", and "Master of the
demons of Sekhmet and the wandering demons of
Bastet".
His iconography is hybrid consisting of the body of a
striding, winged lion, the head of a human, other heads of
hawks and crocodiles projecting from the body, and the
tail of a serpent. Tutu was son of Neith, who was
considered as a "dangerous goddess". Other goddesses in
the same aspect were named as Mut, Sekhmet, Nekhbet
and Bastet. This meant that Tutu is placed in a position of
power over demons. It was his role to slay demons sent
out by "dangerous goddesses"; other sons of these
goddesses performed the same function. These were
Mahes, Khonsu and Nefertem. Originally the protector of tombs, Tutu later guarded the sleeping from
danger or bad dreams. Tutu was also regarded for ordinary people to worship, offering and rituals were
made on portable altars. Offerings included goose, and bread, and rituals were for protection from demons
and bad dreams. Tutu was stated to have given protection from demons, giving longer life and protecting
people from the Netherworld.
References
1. ^ www.globalegyptianmuseum.org retrieved March 18, 2009
(http://www.globalegyptianmuseum.org/glossary.aspx?id=377)
Kaper, Olaf E. ( 2003): The Egyptian god Tutu: a study of the sphinx-god and master of demons with
a corpus of monuments. Peeters Publishers
Sauneron, JNES 19 (1960) p 285
Hart, George (2005). The Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses, Second Edition.
Routledge.
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