Rem (mythology) explained

Rem ("to weep"), also Rem-Rem, Remi, or Remi the Weeper, who lives in Rem-Rem, the realm of weeping,[1] was a fish god in Egypt who fertilized the land with his tears,[2] producing both vegetation and the reptiles.[3] He is assumed to be the personification of Ra's tears.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ancient Egypt - The Light of the World: A Work of Reclamation and Restitution in Twelve Books . Gerald Massey . Gerald Massey . NuVision Publications . 2008 . 1907 . 978-1595476067 . 319.
  2. Book: Myths of Babylonia and Assyria . Donald A. MacKenzie . Donald Alexander Mackenzie . . 2004 . 1915 . 978-1417976430 . 29.
  3. Book: The Gods of the Egyptians: Or, Studies in Egyptian Mythology . 1 . E. A. Wallis Budge . E. A. Wallis Budge . Methuen & Company . 1904 . 319.

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