Nephthys

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
11/20/2020, 10:42 PM	Mike C	update #109
5/29/2020, 9:30 PM	Mike C	update #108
2/4/2020, 9:06 PM	Mike C	update #107
7/2/2017, 10:39 PM	Mike C	update #95
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Feminine

Usage Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)

Scripts Νέφθυς(Ancient Greek)

Meaning & History

Greek form of Egyptian nbt-ḥwt (reconstructed as Nebet-Hut) meaning "lady of the house", derived from nbt "lady" and ḥwt "house". This was the name of an Egyptian goddess associated with the air, death and mourning. She was wife of the desert god Seth.