Tefen

Family: The Seven Scorpions · Role: scorpion · First appears: The Legend of the Death of Horus through the Sting of a Scorpion · The Narrative of Isis · Part 1

Life events

• Isis tells that Tefen stung the son of Usert, and a fire broke out in the house.(The Legend of the Death of Horus through the Sting of a Scorpion · The Narrative of Isis · Part 1 · 📍 the house of Usert)
  • “Then the scorpion Tefen entered in under the leaves of the door and smote (i.e., stung) the son of Usert, and a fire broke out in the house of Usert, and there was no water there to extinguish it; [but] the sky rained upon the house of Usert, though it was not the season for rain.”

The Legend of the Death of Horus through the Sting of a Scorpion · The Narrative of Isis · Part 1

• employer: Isis “I came forth [from the dwelling] at the time of evening, and there came forth the Seven Scorpions which were to accompany me and to strike(?) for me with [their] stings. Two scorpions, Tefen and Befen, were behind me, two scorpions, Mestet and Mestetef, were by my side, and three scorpions, Petet, Thetet, and Maatet (or, Martet), were for preparing the road for me.”

Also listed in The Seven Scorpions — Minor Figures

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Extracted from the original text of Legends of the Gods. Made with Rho MD.