In Egyptian mythology,
Heryshaf ("He who is on his lake"), transcribed in
Greek as "Harsaphes" was an ancient ram-god whose
cult was centered in Herakleopolis Magna (now Ihnasiyyah al-Madinah).
He was identifed with Ra and Osiris
in Egyptian mythology, and to Heracles in Greek mythology. The
identification with Heracles may be related to the fact that
in later times his name was sometimes reanalyzed as "He
who is over strength." One of his titles was “Ruler
of the Riverbanks.” Heryshaf was a creator and fertility
god who was born from the primeval waters. He was pictured as
a man with the head of a ram, or as a ram.
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