Nefertem

Here is a bronze 𓈔𓏤𓈒𓏦 statue 𓄚𓈖𓏏𓏭𓀾 of the god 𓊹 Nefertem 𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓍃𓀯!

Nefertem 𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓍃𓀯 is usually associated with perfumes, but this role is secondary to his role as the god 𓊹 of the lotus flower 𓆸 that rose out of the primeval waters 𓈗 in the Egyptian 𓆎𓏏𓀀𓁐 creation myth. However, in the Pyramid Texts (from the Old Kingdom), Nefertem 𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓍃𓀯 is actually described as “The lotus blossom which is before the nose of Ra,” so he was clearly always associated with both lotus flowers 𓆸 and perfumes/scents!

Nefertem 𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓍃𓀯 is always depicted as a young man 𓊃𓀀𓏤 with a large lotus flower 𓆸 on his head 𓁶𓏺! Less commonly, he can be shown as a human body with a lion 𓌳𓁹𓄿𓄛 head 𓁶𓏺 wearing the lotus 𓆸 headdress.

In Memphis 𓏠𓈖𓄤𓆑𓂋𓉴𓊖, Nefertem 𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓍃𓀯 was part of the triad with Ptah 𓊪𓏏𓎛𓁱 and Sekhmet 𓌂𓐍𓅓𓏏𓁐, and was often portrayed as their child 𓐍𓇌𓀕. Father 𓇋𓏏𓀀-Mother 𓅐𓏏𓁐-Child 𓐍𓇌𓀕 triads and family 𓅕𓉔𓅱𓏏𓀀𓁐𓏦 units were extremely important to Egyptian culture! Nefertem 𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓍃𓀯 wasn’t commonly worshipped 𓇼𓄿𓀢 by the masses because he was usually associated with royal monuments. His association with Sekhmet 𓌂𓐍𓅓𓏏𓁐 also made him somewhat feared because she was a strong and ferocious goddess 𓊹𓏏!