Nephthys (Nebet-Het) was an ancient Egyptian goddess, daughter of Nut and Geb, and a member of the Great Ennead of Heliopolis. Closely linked with her sister Isis, she played a central role in funerary rites as a protector of the dead, especially Osiris, and as a guardian of the mummy. In this role she was often depicted as a kite or a woman with outstretched falcon wings, symbolizing protection and echoing the mournful cries of ritual lamentations for the dead. Her name was shown by hieroglyphs combining the signs for “temple enclosure” and “mistress.”

Nephthys embodied a crucial, liminal force of transition between life and the afterlife. According to the Pyramid Texts, her magic—alongside Isis’s—was essential for the pharaoh’s and later all souls’ safe passage through the Duat, and even demons feared her power. She assisted Isis in recovering and mourning the dismembered body of Osiris and acted as the nurse and protector of the infant Horus, earning the title of Horus’s “nursing-mother.”

Although later sources often describe her as the wife of Set and mother of Anubis, modern Egyptological research suggests this pairing was not central to the original Osiris myth. Some later traditions associate her instead with a benevolent aspect of Set, especially in Roman-period worship. Nephthys was honored in major Osirian cult centers such as Busiris and Abydos, where priestesses enacted the ritual “Lamentations of Isis and Nephthys.”

As a mortuary goddess, Nephthys protected the canopic jar of Hapi, guardian of the lungs, and bore titles such as “Nephthys of the Bed of Life” and “Queen of the Embalmer’s Shop,” linking her to embalming and regeneration alongside Anubis. Beyond funerary roles, she was also a goddess of darkness, liminal spaces, childbirth, healing, magic, and beer. In temple reliefs she received beer offerings that symbolized joy and renewal, and myths portray her assisting at divine births. Her protective and healing powers were widely invoked through amulets and magical texts, emphasizing her role as a compassionate but formidable guardian of both the living and the dead.

All published appearances of Nephthys from before January 1, )-(95)}} are public domain in the US.

Some notable appearances are listed below:

* De Iside et Osiride
* Pyramid Texts

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephthys Wikipedia]
*[https://myths-in-media.fandom.com/wiki/Nephthys Myths in Media Wiki]
*[https://comicvine.gamespot.com/nephthys/4005-18166/issues-cover/ ComicVine]
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