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Hapi

Posted on June 28, 2010

hapi God of the Nile and its inundation, have the appearance of a fat bearded man with breasts, wearing a crown of reeds and lotus blossoms.

Hapi was the personification of the Nile. He was believed to dwell in a great cave near the cataracts. There he was aided by a retinue of crocodile gods and frog goddesses, who ensured that the Nile ran cool and clear. Each year he would increase the Nile so that it flooded, depositing rich soil on the farmlands.Worshipped throughout Egypt.

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