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The hieroglyph for Mut's name, and for mother itself, was that of a vulture, which the Egyptians believed were very maternal creatures. Indeed, since Egyptian vultures have no significant differing markings between female and male of the species, the Egyptians believed there were no males, and so they did not reproduce but were conceived by the wind itself. Consequently, it was held that Mut had no parents, but was created from nothing, and that she could not have children, and so adopted one instead.

Originally, it was said that Mut had adopted Montu, god of war, making up a complete triad of gods for the pantheon of Thebes. This choice of completion for the triad should have proved popular, but, because the sacred lake outside Mut's temple, at Thebes, was the shape of a crescent moon, Montu was eventually replaced as Mut's adopted son, by Khonsu, the moon god. Mut was originally a title of the primordial waters of the cosmos, Naunet, in the Ogdoad cosmogeny. However, the distinction between motherhood, and cosmic water, lead to the separation of these identities, and Mut gained aspects of a creator goddess, since she was the mother from which the cosmos emerged.

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Description
The hieroglyph for Mut's name, and for mother itself, was that of a vulture, which the Egyptians believed were very maternal creatures. Indeed, since Egyptian vultures have no significant differing markings between female and male of the species, the Egyptians believed there were no males, and so they did not reproduce but were conceived by the wind itself. Consequently, it was held that Mut had no parents, but was created from nothing, and that she could not have children, and so adopted one instead.

Originally, it was said that Mut had adopted Montu, god of war, making up a complete triad of gods for the pantheon of Thebes. This choice of completion for the triad should have proved popular, but, because the sacred lake outside Mut's temple, at Thebes, was the shape of a crescent moon, Montu was eventually replaced as Mut's adopted son, by Khonsu, the moon god. Mut was originally a title of the primordial waters of the cosmos, Naunet, in the Ogdoad cosmogeny. However, the distinction between motherhood, and cosmic water, lead to the separation of these identities, and Mut gained aspects of a creator goddess, since she was the mother from which the cosmos emerged.

Ebony for V4
Children of Aten 2
Egyptian Action for V4
Pharaohs of the Sun for V4