Also called Tithoes (to the Greeks), Master of Demons, He who keeps enemies at a distance.
Their story
Tutu was a protective god who became popular in the Late Period and under the Ptolemies and Romans. He was shown as a striding sphinx with a lion's body and a snake for a tail, sometimes with extra heads growing from his body. As the son of Neith he commanded the demons sent by dangerous goddesses and kept them away from people. A temple to him has been excavated at Kellis in the Dakhla Oasis.
Best times to give to them
- bedtime
- times of misfortune
What they like being given
- water
- bread
- incense
How to honour them
- Ask him to keep harmful influences away from your household and your sleep.
How they can help you
- protection
- nightmares
- turning away bad luck
Symbols
- striding sphinx with a lion body
- serpent tail
- many heads on one body
Tutu is almost entirely a Late Period and Graeco-Roman god.
Sources
- Kaper, The Egyptian God Tutu
- Temple of Tutu at Kellis (Ismant el-Kharab, Dakhla Oasis)
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