Apet was an Egyptian goddess, represented under the form of an upright hippopotamus, with long pendent breasts, generally leaning- upon a peculiar crosslike instrument, which has been regarded as a sign of protection. She appears to have been substituted for the goddess Mant in the lower times of the empire; and her titles were, "The Good Nurse," "The Great One who bears the Gods," "The Great Mother of him who is Married to his Mother," i.e. the Ithyphallic Horus. She was also, under the title of "The Great Ta Ouer," or Thoueris, represented as an avenging deity, having a lion's head and armed with a long straight knife, in which character she was called " The Nourisher of those who approach to the Flames (of hell)."
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More