Nefertem
In
Egyptian mythology,
Nefertum (also
Nefertum,
Nefer-Tem,
Nefer-Temu) is the god of the
lotus plant and a
solar deity associated with the sunrise. He is a son of
Ptah with either
Sekhmet or
Bastet.
In art, Nefertum is usually depicted as having lotus flowers around his head, which is sometimes that of a lion. In some legends, he arose from a lotus flower.\n