Egyptian mythology
Hapi
Protector of the Northern Direction, Keeper of Breath
- Mythology
- Egyptian mythology
- Parents
- Horus
- Siblings
- Imsety · Qebehsenuef · Duamutef
- Group
- Protection · Duat · Divine · Death · Underworld
- Appears in
- The Weighing of the Heart
- Places
- Valley of the Kings · Duat
- Objects
- Canopic Jars
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Hapi, Son of Horus, is the baboon-headed guardian of the canopic jars, and the lungs of the mummified dead are placed in his keeping. He watches over the north, and the goddess Nephthys protects him as he protects the breath itself. In the funerary rites his task is to keep the lungs safe so the dead can breathe again at resurrection, one of the four quiet sentinels standing eternal watch around the body.
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The Weighing of the Heart
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Hapi?
- Hapi, Son of Horus, is the baboon-headed guardian of the canopic jars, and the lungs of the mummified dead are placed in his keeping. He watches over the north, and the goddess Nephthys protects him as he protects the breath itself.
- Which mythology does Hapi belong to?
- Hapi belongs to Egyptian mythology.
- Which stories does Hapi appear in?
- Hapi appears in The Weighing of the Heart, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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