Egyptian mythology
Imsety
Protector of the Southern Direction, Keeper of Vital Essence
- Mythology
- Egyptian mythology
- Parents
- Horus
- Siblings
- Qebehsenuef · Hapi · Duamutef
- 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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Imsety is one of the four sons of Horus, and alone among them he wears a human face while his brothers bear the heads of baboon, jackal, and falcon. He guards the liver of the dead, sealed in a canopic jar set toward the south, and the great goddess Isis watches over him in turn. As one corner of the sacred four, he forms a compass of protection around the mummy, ensuring the deceased keeps every part of the body, and every part of the self, on the journey into eternity.
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Real episode from the app
The Journey Through the Duat
Chapter 1
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Imsety?
- Imsety is one of the four sons of Horus, and alone among them he wears a human face while his brothers bear the heads of baboon, jackal, and falcon. He guards the liver of the dead, sealed in a canopic jar set toward the south, and the great goddess Isis watches over him in turn.
- Which mythology does Imsety belong to?
- Imsety belongs to Egyptian mythology.
- Which stories does Imsety appear in?
- Imsety appears in The Journey Through the Duat, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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MythologyNow. (2026). Imsety. https://www.mythologynow.app/en/gods/imsety"Imsety." MythologyNow, 2026, https://www.mythologynow.app/en/gods/imsety.MythologyNow. "Imsety." Accessed 2026. https://www.mythologynow.app/en/gods/imsety.Listen to the stories of Imsety
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