Egyptian religious poetry

22 EGYPTIAN RELIGIOUS POETRY

was worn on the brow of every Pharaoh, and was the origin of the fabulous basilisk of the Greeks.

Wenis. A king of the vith dynasty, in whose pyramid the walls of the burial chamber were inscribed with the Pyramid Texts.

Yn-mut-ef. “Pillar of his Mother.” A priestly title, usually borne by the king’s son.

Ynt-fish. A mythological fish, accompanying the Boat of the Morning at sunrise, when it was seen in eddies of turquoise.

Ynu (Gr. Heliopolis). The chief city of Sun-worship.