Neith (, a borrowing of the Demotic form , likely originally "nrt" "she is the terrifying one"; Coptic: ⲛⲏⲓⲧ;also spelled Nit, Net, or Neit) was an early ancient Egyptian deity who was said to be the first and the prime creator. She was said to be the creator of the universe and all it contains, and she governs how it functions. She was the goddess of wisdom, weaving, the cosmos, mothers, rivers, water, childbirth, hunting, war, and fate. She was a warlike goddess.