page_title: Ihy
hierarchical_section_title: Ihy
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Gott Chnum modelliert Ihy, Göttin Heket, Mamisi (Geburtstempel), Hathortempel, Dendara, Ägypten English: God Khnum moulds Ihy, goddess of Heqet, mamisi (birth temple), Dendera Temple complex, Dendara, Egypt
context_page_description: Ihy is a god in ancient Egyptian mythology who represents the ecstasy of playing the sistrum. His name may mean "sistrum player", referring to his function, or "calf". This is in allusion to his relationship with the cow goddess Hathor who was often said to be his mother. Other goddesses might be called his mother, however, including Isis, Sekhmet, and Neith. The god Horus is Ihy's father. Ihy was depicted as a child holding a sistrum or as a nude child with his finger in his mouth. He was worshiped alongside Horus and Hathor at Dendera. Hathor is his mother, and Horus is his father.
context_section_description: Ihy is a god in ancient Egyptian mythology who represents the ecstasy of playing the sistrum. His name may mean "sistrum player", referring to his function, or "calf". This is in allusion to his relationship with the cow goddess Hathor who was often said to be his mother. Other goddesses might be called his mother, however, including Isis, Sekhmet, and Neith. The god Horus is Ihy's father. Ihy was depicted as a child holding a sistrum or as a nude child with his finger in his mouth. He was worshiped alongside Horus and Hathor at Dendera.  Hathor is his mother, and Horus is his father.
caption: The god Khnum, accompanied by Heqet, moulds Ihy in a relief from the mammisi (birth temple), Dendera Temple complex, Dendera, Egypt
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