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{{short description|Ancient Egyptian deity}}
{{Ancient Egyptian religion}}
In [[Egyptian mythology]], '''Petbe''' was the god of revenge, worshipped in the area around [[Akhmim]], in central Egypt.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thewhitegoddess.co.uk/divinity_of_the_day/egyptian/petbe.asp|title=Petbe - God of Revenge|access-date=2016-10-27|archive-date=2015-03-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150307180633/http://www.thewhitegoddess.co.uk/divinity_of_the_day/egyptian/petbe.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> His name translates as ''Sky-[[Egyptian soul|Ba]]'', roughly meaning "Soul of the [[sky (hieroglyph)|Sky]]", or "Mood of the sky". However, Petbe may be a [[Chaldean mythology|Chaldean]] deity introduced by immigrant workers from the [[Levant]], with his name being a corruption of the [[Hybrid word|hybrid phrase]] ''Pet-(Ba'al)'', meaning "Lord of the sky". Early Christians compared Petbe to the Greek god [[Cronus]].
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