赫克特女神又称赫卡特和赫克特，是埃及的生育和谷物发芽女神。
她通常与怀孕和分娩联系在一起。 她名字背后的含义很模糊，但有消息称其来源于 "heqa"，意为 "统治者 "或 "权杖"。
Heqet 通常被描绘成一个长着青蛙头、手里拿着刀的女人，被认为是多产和富饶的象征。
See_also: 象征纪念的 10 大花卉 这是因为在埃及，当尼罗河发大水时，青蛙就会突然出现，几乎就像变魔术一样，人们也是这么认为的。
由于古埃及人对帮助分娩的助产士没有专门的称呼，因此女祭司被称为 "Heqet 的仆人"。
谁是 Heqet 女神？
Heqet 描绘在黑板上。 Mistrfanda14 / CC BY-SA
一个古老的女神 Heqet 是早在前王朝晚期就已确认的早期崇拜雕像之一。
在托勒密时代晚期，人们在上埃及的格西（Gesy）为她建造并供奉神庙。 众所周知，希克特是太阳神拉（Ra）的女儿，也是埃及历史上最重要的神。
众所周知，赫克特也是陶神 Khnum 和创造之神的妃子。
他在埃及神话中的角色是利用尼罗河的泥浆雕塑和创造人体。
克努姆的职责是形成人体，而赫克特的职责是将卡注入无生命的人体内，然后将孩子放入母亲的子宫。
在丹德拉神庙群的出生庙（Mammisi）浮雕中，赫库姆神在赫克特的陪伴下塑造了伊赫。 Roland Unger / CC BY-SA
Khnum 和 Heqet 共同负责埃及宇宙中所有生物的形成、创造和诞生。
埃及有一幅著名的画像，画中的克努姆正在转动他的车轮，形成一个新的孩子，而海克特则跪在他面前，挥舞着她的刀子，准备为孩子注入生命。
Heqet：助产士和心理医生
青蛙女神赫克特雕像 Daderot / CC0
See_also: 骷髅头的象征意义（12 大含义） 在埃及神话中，Heqet 是著名的接生婆和死亡向导，也被称为 psychopomp。
在三胞胎的故事中，赫克特被描绘成一名助产士。 在这里，赫克特、伊希斯和梅斯凯奈特被拉神派往王母鲁德戴特的产房。
他们的任务是帮助她生下注定要成为法老的三胞胎。
伪装成舞女的女神们踏进了宫殿。 赫克特加快了双胞胎的出生，伊希斯为他们取了名字，梅斯基奈特则预测了他们的未来。
在这个故事中，Heqet 被描绘成一个拿着象牙魔杖的焊刀青蛙，这些魔杖看起来像回旋镖，而不是现代的刀。
象牙魔杖被认为可以在仪式中使用，在困难或危险的时刻汲取保护能量。
它们还与分娩的边缘时间有关，此时孩子和母亲都容易受到负面力量的影响。
孕妇通常会佩戴带有 Heqet 女神肖像的护身符，以求保护。
在中世纪，人们还在象牙刀和拍子上刻上女神的名字，以便妇女在分娩时辟邪。
Heqet：复活者
阿比多斯拉美西斯二世神庙浮雕中的希克特拟人化形象。 Olaf Tausch 衍生作品：JMCC1 / CC BY
青蛙与埃及人的精神世界有着神奇的联系。 尼罗河洪水过后留下的泥浆自发生成了蝌蚪，蝌蚪的象形文字也象征着 10 万这个数字。
不过，蝌蚪的象形文字与 "Ankh Wajet Seneb "并用。
这代表着 "生命的重复"，是一种重生和来世的概念。
在奥西里斯神话中，赫克特站在国王棺材的边缘，为国王注入生命，使他起死回生。
作为国王重生时的神圣助产士，赫克特让国王重新成为冥王。
人们在下葬仪式上传递青蛙形状的护身符，希望 Heqet 能帮助他们来世重生。
就像克努姆创造了肉体一样，赫克特帮助灵魂进入肉体；就像肉体的重生一样，赫克特的刀被用来割断束缚的绳索。
当死亡来临时，Heqet 会切断生命对灵魂的束缚，并站在一旁守护，引导躯体进入来世。
赫克特的崇拜在早期王朝时期非常活跃，第二王朝的王子尼苏-赫克特将她的名字作为自己的名字。
希克特女神是埃及人生活中的重要神灵，尤其是对埃及妇女而言，包括王后、平民、助产士、母亲和孕妇。
参考资料 :
- //www.researchgate.net/publication/325783835_Godess_Hekat_Frog_Diety_in_Ancient_Egypt
- //ancientegyptonline.co.uk/heqet/#:~:text=Heqet%20(Heqat%2C%20Heket)%20was,the%20head%20of%20a%20frog.&text=Heqet%20holds%20an%20ankh%20(symbolising,infant%20Hatshepsut%20 and%20her%20ka)
- //www.touregypt.net/featurestories/heqet.htm
标题图片来源：Olaf Tausch 衍生作品：JMCC1 / CC BY
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