Also called Hapy, Father of the Gods, Lord of the Fish and Birds.
Their story
Hapi is the yearly flood that brought fertile silt and made Egypt habitable, rather than the river itself. He is shown as a well-fed figure with a full belly, carrying trays of food, and pairs of Hapi figures tie together the plants of Upper and Lower Egypt at the base of royal thrones. He had few temples of his own, but kings set up stelae at Gebel el-Silsila to record offerings to him at flood time. The Hymn to Hapy praises him as the one who makes the whole land live.
Best times to give to them
- Wepet Renpet
- the start of the inundation
- harvest
What they like being given
- water
- bread
- fruit and vegetables
- flowers
How to honour them
- Offer the first of a meal or harvest in thanks for plenty.
- Give water to plants or to wild birds in his name.
How they can help you
- abundance
- feeding a household
- gratitude
- recovery after lean times
Symbols
- full belly and breasts
- papyrus and lotus on the head
- offering tables of food
- blue or green skin
Not to be confused with Hapy, one of the Four Sons of Horus.
Sources
- Hymn to Hapy
- Gebel el-Silsila flood stelae
- Wilkinson, The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt
More Egyptian gods
- Osiris Lord of the afterlife and new growth
- Horus The falcon, protector of the rightful king
- Ra The sun who sails the sky
- Thoth Scribe of the gods, lord of wisdom
- Anubis Guardian and guide of the dead
- Khonsu The Traveller, the moon who heals
- Amun The hidden king of the gods at Thebes
- Ptah Creator by word and patron of craftsmen