Ipy (goddess) explained

Type:	Egyptian
Children:	Osiris (some accounts)
Cult Center:	Thebes

Ipy is an ancient Egyptian goddess of fertility. She is also known as Opet.^[1] At Karnak she is called Ipet, and in the Demotic Magical Papyrus, she is called Apet, the mother of fire.^[2]

She is depicted as a hippopotamus.^[3] Sometimes depicted as a combination of a hippo, crocodile, human, and lion. Usually she is depicted with a lion's head, hippo's body, human arms, and lion feet.

She was also seen as a protector of the pharaoh and invoked as mother.^[4] In Theban theology she is the mother of Osiris.^[5]

She is possibly a forerunner of Taweret.^[6]

References

1. Web site: Egyptian Gods - The Complete List. 2021-09-03. World History Encyclopedia. en.
2. https://archive.org/download/demoticmagicalpa03grifuoft/demoticmagicalpa03grifuoft.pdf Demotic Magical Papyrus
3. Book: Allen, James P.. The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts. 2007-08-30. Society of Biblical Lit. 978-1-58983-678-5. 434. en.
4. Web site: Collections Online British Museum. 2020-10-01. www.britishmuseum.org.
5. Book: Hart, George. A Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses. 2006-04-21. Routledge. 978-1-134-93012-8. 100. en.
6. Book: Curl, James Stevens. The Egyptian Revival: Ancient Egypt as the Inspiration for Design Motifs in the West. 2013-04-03. Routledge. 978-1-134-23467-7. en.