Sia (god)
Template:Short description Template:Infobox deity Template:Ancient Egyptian religion Sia or Saa, an ancient Egyptian god, was the deification of perception in the Heliopolitan Ennead cosmogony and is probably equivalent to the "intellectual energies of the heart of Ptah in the Memphite theology."<ref name=hart/> He also had a connection with writing and was often shown in anthropomorphic form<ref name="wilkinson">Template:Cite book</ref> holding a papyrus scroll. This papyrus was thought to embody intellectual achievements.<ref name="hart">Template:Cite dictionary</ref>
The god personifies the perceptive mind.<ref name="hart" /><ref name=":0" /> In ancient Egyptian mythology, Sia was believed to have been created from blood that dripped from the phallus of Ra.<ref name="hart" /> In the Old Kingdom, Sia was often depicted on the right side of Ra, holding his sacred papyrus.<ref name="hart" /><ref name=":0" />
In the New Kingdom, Sia is depicted in the solar barque in the underworld texts and tomb decorations, together with Hu, the "creative utterance," and Heka, the god of magic.<ref name="hart" /><ref name=wilkinson/><ref name=":0" /> These gods were seen as special powers helping the creator, and although Heka had his own cult Sia did not.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite book</ref>
Hieroglyph: SiaEdit
The Sia (hieroglyph) was also used to represent "to perceive", "to know" or "to be cognizant".Template:Citation needed