Heket

Heket (also spelled Heketet or Heketet) is a deity from ancient Egyptian religion, often depicted as a frog or a woman with a frog's head. She is primarily associated with fertility, birth, and renewal, as frogs were seen as symbols of life and regeneration due to their ability to reproduce rapidly and their association with the annual flooding of the Nile. In Egyptian mythology, Heket was believed to have assisted in the creation of the world and was often invoked by women during childbirth. The name Heket translates to "she who belongs to the morning" or "she of the horizon" in Egyptian. In Hebrew, the name can be transliterated as חקת, though there is no direct translation. In German, the name is sometimes rendered as Heket or Heketet, while in French, it is Héket or Hékétet. Heket's significance is highlighted by her inclusion in various creation myths and her role in the Ogdoad, a group of eight deities worshipped in Hermopolis.