Duamutef was, in ancient Egyptian religion, one of the four sons of Horus[1] and a protection god of the canopic jars.[2] Commonly he is said to be the son of the god Horus the Elder. Another myth describes Duamutef and his brothers as sons of Osiris. According to this account, they were born from a lily flower which arose from the primaeval ocean. His goal was to protect the stomach.[His protector is the goddess Neith, and he represents the East direction. |