In Egyptian mythology, Neith is the goddess associated with war, hunting, weaving, and the bow.
Neith is one of ancient Egypt’s earliest attested deities. Her emblem was formed from crossed bows, and artists commonly depicted her as a woman wearing the Red Crown of Lower Egypt while holding a bow and arrows. These symbols explain her strong connection with warfare and hunting.
Her identity was broader than that of a warrior goddess. Neith was also linked with weaving and textile production, and later traditions associated her with the linen wrappings used in mummification. Some creation myths present her as a primordial or creator goddess who brought order from the waters of Nun.
Her principal cult center was Sais in the Nile Delta, and she remained important into the Late Period. Greek writers compared her with Athena, but they were not the same goddess. Isis and Nephthys, two of the wrong options, had different mythological roles: Isis was strongly associated with magic and motherhood, while Nephthys was a funerary protector.