Domains & Iconography
Domains: Letopolis, falcon god
Iconography: falcon, standard
Letopolitan Falcon
Khentykhety (‘Foremost of Khem/Letopolis’) witnesses to Egypt’s falcon piety at the nome level. Standards, shrines, and local festivals articulated a protective sky‑lord for citizens and fields.
Assimilation to Horus
Over time, Khentykhety’s functions merge with wider Horus theologies, preserving local titles within national iconography—an example of Egyptian pluralism keeping place‑names alive within shared forms.
Legacy
Inscriptions and small falcon bronzes from the Delta attest to durable local loyalties mapped into the greater Horus network.
Sources & References
See also
Ra
Prime solar deity associated with creation and the daily solar cycle; often merged with Amun as Amun-Ra.
Isis
Powerful goddess of protection, magic (heka), and kingship; mother of Horus and consort of Osiris.
Osiris
God of death and regeneration; ruler of the underworld (Duat) and exemplar of just kingship.
Horus
Sky-falcon and patron of kingship; opponent of Seth and son of Isis and Osiris in Osirian myth.