Perit (goddess)

Perit
Perit
Name in hieroglyphs

Last updated September 26, 2025

Perit is an underworld deity in Egyptian mythology.^[2] She is one of the twelve goddesses in the ninth sector of Duat.^[3]

She utters words that give life and strength to Osiris.^[2]

References

↑ Budge, E. A. Wallis; Budge, Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis (1996-01-01). The Egyptian Heaven and Hell. Courier Corporation. p. 197. ISBN 978-0-486-29368-4.
1 2 Coulter, Charles Russell; Turner, Patricia (2013-07-04). Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities. Routledge. p. 379. ISBN 978-1-135-96390-3.
↑ Mercatante (1998). Who's who in Egyptian Mythology. Barnes & Noble Publishing. p. 121. ISBN 978-0-7607-0898-9.

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[1] Budge, E. A. Wallis; Budge, Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis (1996-01-01). The Egyptian Heaven and Hell. Courier Corporation. p. 197. ISBN 978-0-486-29368-4.

[:0-2] 1 2 Coulter, Charles Russell; Turner, Patricia (2013-07-04). Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities. Routledge. p. 379. ISBN 978-1-135-96390-3.

[3] Mercatante (1998). Who's who in Egyptian Mythology. Barnes & Noble Publishing. p. 121. ISBN 978-0-7607-0898-9.

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