HERYSHAF


Meaning of HERYSHAF in English

[Egyptian] A god of Middle Egypt who was born from the primeval waters, whose name means 'He who is upon his lake'. He is the ram god of Heracleopolis (now the city Ehnas). He is identified with Osiris and Re. The Greeks equated him with their Heracles, and to them Heryshaf was known as Harsaphes.

Encyclopedia Mythica English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический словарь греческой мифологии.