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Khensit

Egyptian deity From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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In Egyptian mythology, Khensit (also spelled Chensit, Khenset), which means "placenta", was the patron goddess of the twentieth nome of Lower Egypt. Khensit was the wife of Sopdu[1] and the daughter of Ra, and was depicted as an uraeus. Khensit and Sopdu were sometimes known as the divine pair of Saft el-Hinna.[2]

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Khensit was portrayed in many ways, including as Hathor-Isis.[3]

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