Am-heh explained

Am-heh
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Name Transcription:Am-heh
Name Explanation:devourer of millions

In Egyptian mythology, Am-heh was a minor god from the underworld, whose name means either "devourer of millions" or "eater of eternity".[1] He was depicted as a man with the head of a hunting dog who lived in a lake of fire.[2] He is sometimes seen as an aspect of Ammit, the personification of divine retribution. Am-heh could only be repelled by the god Atum.[3]

References

  1. Book: Budge. E. A. Wallis. A Hieroglyphic Vocabulary to the Theban Recension of the Book of the Dead. 1911. AMS Press. 9780404113353.
  2. Web site: gizmodo.com. Gizmodo. 17 February 2015 . 2016-10-11.
  3. Book: Hart. George. The Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses. 2005. Taylor & Francis. 978-0203023624.