A Who's Who of World Mythology : Anquet

Anuket (Anukt) or Anquat (Anquet, Ankhat) is an Egyptian goddess. Anquat is also a title bourn by the goddess Isis as a producer of the Nile’s fertile waters. Anuket is a member of the Elephantine Triad, which includes Khnemu and Sati. The name Elephantine comes from their shrines located at Yebu and all are goddesses of the first cataract of the Nile. Anquet is associated with the fertilizing waters of the Nile, and her name means “to embrace.” She is usually depicted wearing a headdress of feathers and was occasionally associated with the gazelle. As Anukisuas, she was sometimes identified as a goddess of lust. The Greeks called her Anoukis.