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→‎Ancient Egyptian (Kemetic) religion: Deleted Ra, Set, and Osiris, as castration is not inherently gender variant in deities. Expanded on Hapi, Shai, Tatenen, and Wadj-wer. Deleted the Isis section, to be moved.

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 [[File:C+B-Nile-Hapi.PNG|thumb|100px|Hapi, an ancient Egyptian god.]]
 Gender-variant deities and figures in ancient Egyptian religion:
-* '''Hapi''', god of the Nile River, often depicted as a man with breasts, representing the fertility of the river.
+* '''Hapi''', god of the Nile River, often depicted as a man with breasts and a fake beard. His transness is often seen as related to his fertility aspects. <ref> [https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hapi] </ref>
-* '''Isis''', a goddess, was said to have answered a mortal's wish for a change of sex. The mortal was Iphis, child of Ligdus and Telethusa. Telethusa raised Iphis as a boy, because Ligdus said he would kill the child otherwise. Isis answered Iphis's pleas to change into a man, so that Iphis could marry and live happily ever after.
+* '''Shai(male)/Shait(female)''', who was sometimes portrayed both as male and female. Being the personification of fate, gender was not a concern, and is variable depending on the place and time.
-* '''Neith (Nit)''', sometimes depicted as a woman wearing an artificial phallus.
+* '''Tatenen''', [[androgynous]] mother or father of the earth. He is a creator deity, being seen as creating the land itself. Because of his status as a creator, he is seen as androgynous. <ref> [https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143914/www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/religion/tatenen.htm] </ref>
-* '''Osiris (Asar, Wesir, Usire)''' was castrated and given an artificial phallus
+* '''Wadj-wer''', sometimes depicted as a pregnant man. He relates to water, the Mediterranian, and fertility, the later aspect likely the reason for the pregnancy. <ref> [https://www.touregypt.net/godsofegypt/wadjwer.htm] </ref>
-* '''Ra''', who [[castration|castrated]] himself
-* '''Set''', who was castrated
-* '''Shai (Shait)''', who was sometimes portrayed as male, or as female
-* '''Tatenen''', male or [[androgynous]] mother of the gods
-* '''Wadj-wer''', sometimes depicted as androgynous or a pregnant man
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 ====Other African and African diaspora religions====