Satet

Satet Name meanings & History

The name Satet has its origin in Ancient Egyptian mythology. Satet was a goddess of fertility, the Nile River, and hunting, worshipped during the Old Kingdom period in ancient Egypt. The name Satet means "she who shoots arrows" or "the one who throws". Derived from the Egyptian word sṯ, meaning "eject", "shoot", "pour" or "throw". It is the name of an Egyptian goddess and her name can be translated as "she who shoots" or "she who pours". As a warrior goddess, she protected Egypt's southern frontier by killing the pharoah's enemies with arrows; as a fertility goddess, she granted the wishes of those who sought love. The name Satet is often used as a reference to the ancient goddess in literature and art.