Representation of the Bennu deity in Egyptian mythology, possibly based on the Bennu heron
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Pelecaniformes
Family:
Ardeidae
Genus:
Ardea
Species:
†A. bennuides
Binomial name
†Ardea bennuides
Hoch, 1977
The Bennu heron (Ardea bennuides) is an extinct, very large heron from what is now the United Arab Emirates at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula.
The Bennuheron (Ardea bennuides) is an extinct, very large heron from what is now the United Arab Emirates at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula...
named it the Bennuheron (Ardea bennuides). Like Atum and Ra, Bennu was probably worshipped in the deitys’ cult centre at Heliopolis. Bennu also appears...
Egypt, the deity Bennu was depicted as a heron in New Kingdom artwork. In Ancient Rome, the heron was a bird of divination. Roast heron was once a specially...
This is the world's largest living heron (the extinct Bennuheron was larger). The height of the goliath heron is 120–152 cm (3 ft 11 in – 5 ft 0 in)...
bird Bennu. To Puzio, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft with its extended TAGSAM arm resembled the Egyptian deity, which is typically depicted as a heron. Its...
Marquesas) Ardeidae – herons Extinct species of extant genera Bennuheron, Ardea bennuides (United Arab Emirates) Niue night heron, Nycticorax kalavikai...
schreiberi, its tarsometatarsus is 150 mm (5.9 in) long. The largest heronsBennuheron (Ardea bennuides) Based on remains discovered, it was approximately...
from North Africa. Representation of the Egyptian god Bennu, allegedly inspired by the Bennuheron. Woolly mammoth cave art from Grotte de Rouff, depicting...
Common name Scientific name Range Comments Pictures Bennuheron Ardea bennuides Arabian Peninsula Most recent remains at Umm Al Nar, United Arab Emites...
Ciconiiformes previously included a number of other families, such as herons and ibises, but those families have been moved to other orders. Storks dwell...
giant fish which flies over the great oceans (China) Phoenix (Greek) – Bennu (Egyptian) – self-creating bird deity Chol (Biblical) – regenerative bird...
head of a ram. Ra was also pictured as a full-bodied ram, beetle, phoenix, heron, serpent, bull, cat, or lion, among others. He was most commonly featured...
creator god and solar deity, first god of the Ennead Bennu – A solar and creator deity, depicted as a heron Geb – An earth god and member of the Ennead Hapi...
evening star as Ouaiti. They depicted Venus at first as a phoenix or heron (see Bennu), calling it "the crosser" or "star with crosses", associating it with...
mound or from a lotus flower that grew from the mound, in the form of a heron, falcon, scarab beetle, or human child. Another common element of Egyptian...
its first asteroid sample return mission. The probe will visit 101955 Bennu and is expected to return with samples in 2023. 2017 – Syrian civil war:...
Mesopotamian influence. At first described as either a phoenix or heron (or Bennu), calling it "the crosser" or "star with crosses", and associated with...