Hapi (Nile god)

This article is about the Egyptian Nile god. For Hapy, one of the four sons of Horus, see Four sons of Horus. For Hapi-ankh, bull deity of Memphis, see Apis (deity).
Hapi
Hapi, shown as an iconographic pair of genii symbolically tying together Upper and Lower Egypt
Name in hieroglyphs
Major cult centerElephantine
SymbolLotus plant
ConsortMeret (some accounts)

Hapi (Ancient Egyptian: ḥꜥpj) (also spelled Hapy) was the god of the annual flooding of the Nile in ancient Egyptian religion. The flood deposited rich silt on the river's banks, fertilizing the soil and enabling the Egyptians to grow crops. Hapi was greatly celebrated among the Egyptians. Some of the titles of Hapi were "Lord of the Fish and Birds of the Marshes" and "Lord of the River Bringing Vegetation". Hapi is typically depicted as an androgynous figure with a prominent belly and large drooping breasts, wearing a loincloth and ceremonial false beard.

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