The Benevolent Demon sAq-Haw | ||
| Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality | ||
| Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 20 March 2022 PDF (1.09 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jaauth.2022.124075.1309 | ||
| Author | ||
| Noha Hafez* | ||
| Tourism Guidance Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Suez Canal University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| sAq-Haw was one of the benevolent demons of ancient Egypt. He appeared during the Late and Graeco-Roman periods at the temples of Edfu, Dendera and Deir al-Madina. It was difficult to classify those creatures as humans, animals or deities. The appearance of them was associated with their characteristics and roles. sAq-Haw had a protective role which can be noticed within the various texts that mentioned his name. His iconography was either a serpent-headed or a falcon-headed demon holding knives with his hands. As the ancient Egyptians -from the beginning of the history- considered the serpent as a zoological symbol to protect them from evil and oriented it against their enemies. It was also considered a sacred power. Serpents were associated with the good, as it represented life and creation . He was a male demon as most of the demons in ancient Egypt. As female demons were rarely depicted. The research aims to be a descriptive study of benevolent demon sAq-Haw; his iconography, his role and the different figures of his name according to the texts. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| sAq-Haw؛ demon; serpent؛ Edfu | ||
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