Egyptian mythology
Duamutef
Protector of the Eastern Direction, He Who Adores His Mother
- Mythology
- Egyptian mythology
- Parents
- Horus
- Siblings
- Imsety · Qebehsenuef · Hapi
- Group
- Protection · Duat · Divine · Death · Underworld · Funerary
- Appears in
- The Journey Through the Duat
- Places
- Valley of the Kings · Duat
- Objects
- Canopic Jars
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Duamutef is the jackal-headed son of Horus, one of the four guardians of the canopic jars, and his charge is the stomach of the mummified dead. His name means 'He Who Adores His Mother,' and he stands at the eastern face of the burial, aligning the body with the rising sun. The fierce war-goddess Neith protects him in turn. In the funerary spells he keeps the dead supplied and whole, a watchful sentinel guarding the organs the body will need when it lives again.
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Real episode from the app
The Journey Through the Duat
Chapter 1
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Duamutef?
- Duamutef is the jackal-headed son of Horus, one of the four guardians of the canopic jars, and his charge is the stomach of the mummified dead. His name means 'He Who Adores His Mother,' and he stands at the eastern face of the burial, aligning the body with the rising sun.
- Which mythology does Duamutef belong to?
- Duamutef belongs to Egyptian mythology.
- Which stories does Duamutef appear in?
- Duamutef appears in The Journey Through the Duat, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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MythologyNow. (2026). Duamutef. https://www.mythologynow.app/en/gods/duamutef"Duamutef." MythologyNow, 2026, https://www.mythologynow.app/en/gods/duamutef.MythologyNow. "Duamutef." Accessed 2026. https://www.mythologynow.app/en/gods/duamutef.Listen to the stories of Duamutef
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