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The Goddess of Mourning, Nighttime, Rivers, and Service
Lady Nephthys is the fourth-born and youngest of the royal children of Nut and Geb. She is the wife of Set, and the mother of Anubis.
A gentle funerary and river goddess, Nephthys strives to lend her aid to those in need. Her compassion and empathy can result in placing others before herself, and due to past events, she struggles to balance her divine loyalties with her heartfelt desire to make things right.
Character Profile
The extended profile for Nephthys as she appears in Deities of Duat and DEITIES Project. Nephthys’s character and design are a fictional representation that is heavily based on Egyptian mythology, as well as the fantasy and world-building elements of DEITIES verse.
[NOTE: Some sections of this profile are currently In Progress, and are planned to be completed at a later time. Other sections are Sealed or otherwise locked; they can be “unsealed” after certain conditions are met for the project.]
VISUAL DESIGN
REFERENCE SHEET(S)
PHYSICAL TRAITS
Divine Form: Height of 5′ 6″ (~168 cm); Physically appears as an adult in her mid-thirties; Orange eyes; Burnt sienna / brunette hair, grown past shoulder-length and gathered in short bundles; Wears a circlet-crown with a house-symbol ornament and red ribbons in the back; Favors red, orange, black, and gold regalia.
Animal Form: A kite, based on both the Red kite and Black kite; Orange eyes; Brown and black plumage, with some unusually orange accents; Wears gold bands around feet.
Hybrid Features: Head of a kite; Orange eyes; Arms displaying talons and feathers; Legs displaying talons and/or feathers; Large wings with either kite plumage or orange feathers (either from behind back, or extended from arms); Large tail feathers.
MAGIC & SOUL COLOR
ORANGE (True Magic) || #EF734E
OTHER FORMS & STATES
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WORLD-BUILDING NOTES: Magic System, Intro to Transformation, Forms & Features
DETAILED SUMMARY
TITLE & DOMAINS
Lady Nephthys — The Goddess of Mourning, Nighttime, Rivers, and Service
Other Names: Nebthet / Nebet-Hut
NOTABLE EPITHETS
| “Lady of the Sacred House” | “Mistress of Jubilation” |
| “The Beautiful Maiden” | “Lady of Renewal” |
| “Lady of the Terrifying Gaze” | “She Who Protects with Her Own Soul” |
SACRED ANIMAL(S)
Main Animal: The Kite
Other Animal(s) — Cat, Cobra, Dog (Sighthounds), Dove, Duck, Ibis, Leopard, Serpopard, Tern, Vulture
DIVINE WEAPON(S)
Main Weapon: Papyrus Scepter
Other Weapon(s) — Wands; other Scepters
MAGIC AFFINITIES
- Healing and Medicinal
- Protective Magic (Defense and wards)
- Communication and Divination (through scrying and invocation)
- [Minor] Animation
KEY ATTRIBUTES — [20/30]
Strength
Durability
Agility
Endurance
Recovery
Magic
[NOTE: The current maximum for key attributes is a spread of 22.5/30. Deities are measured relative to each other in optimal conditions and active combat, but even deities with lower stats are stronger than the average mortal.]
WORLD-BUILDING NOTES: Divine Weapons, Varieties of Weapons, Affinities of Magic
ADDITIONAL CONTENT
KEY RELATIONSHIPS
*NOTE: Sibling relationship follows the canon mythology due to the divine kinship of The Royal Pesedjet, but is not referenced in-story nor reflected in any AUs.
OTHER RELATIONSHIPS (Roleplay & AUs)
- NURA — Acquaintance
- RAMI — Adopted Son
[Italics] = Others’ Characters (© Their Respective Artists)
PROJECT HEADCANONS
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FEATURED NOTES & POSTS
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MEDIA & LINKS
[NOTE: The following is a non-exhaustive list of historical and independent references, for designing aspects of this character in DEITIES Project. The list may be updated periodically, and each resource may vary in content and maturity — please use discretion when visiting any links.]
RESOURCES & REFERENCE LINKS || Click To Expand / Collapse
Online Resources and Collections
- Ancient Egypt Online UK || Nephthys — ancientegyptonline.co.uk/nephthys/
- Tour Egypt || Egypt: The Gods of Ancient Egypt – Nephthys […] — touregypt.net/godsofegypt/nephthys.htm
- Wikipedia || Nephthys — wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephthys
Theology and Polytheism Sites
- Henadology || Nephthys — henadology.wordpress.com/theology/netjeru/nephthys/
- Sesh Kemet Egyptian Scribe || — seshkemet.weebly.com/nebet-hut-nephthys.html
- Fiercely Bright One || Epithets of Nebet Het — fiercelybrightone.com/egyptian-gods/about-nebet-het/epithets/
- Fiercely Bright One || Sacred Symbols of Nebet Het — fiercelybrightone.com/egyptian-gods/about-nebet-het/sacred-animals/
Published Books and PDFs
- The Complete Gods And Goddesses Of Ancient Egypt by Richard H. Wilkinson
- Daily Life Of The Egyptian Gods by Dimitri Meeks and Christine Favard-Meeks
- Religion And Ritual In Ancient Egypt by Emily Teeter
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