Neith (aka Net, Neit or Nit) and is one of the oldest deities of ancient Egypt who was worshipped early in the Pre-Dynastic Period (c. 6000 - 3150 BCE) and whose veneration continued through the Ptolemaic Dynasty (323 - 30 BCE), the last to rule Egypt before the coming of Rome.
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c. 6000 BCE - c. 30 BCENeith is worshiped in ancient Egypt as one of the most enduring deities in the nation's history.
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c. 3150 BCE - c. 2613 BCENeith is worshiped as a war goddess during the Early Dynastic Period in Egypt.
