In Egyptian mythology, Saa (also spelt Sia) was the deification of wisdom, which is what his name means, in the Ennead cosmogeny. Due to the connection between wisdom and writing, Saa was often shown holding a papyrus, the plant from which a form of writing paper was constructed. As the concept of wisdom, Saa was often invoked to protect the heart (which the egyptians believed was a recorder of actions), in the underworld. Egyptian mythology (or Egyptian religion) is the name for the succession of beliefs held by the people of Egypt until the coming of Christianity and Islam. ... Wisdom is often meant as the ability and desire to make choices that can gain approval in a long-term examination by many people. ... The Ennead (a word derived from Greek, meaning the nine) were the nine most important gods and goddesses in the early Egyptian mythology of Heliopolis. ... Cosmogony [Gr. ... Blank papyrus. ...

It was later said that Atum split this aspect from himself by extracting blood from his own penis and turning it into Saa and Hu, the deification of the word of creation. Due to this shared birth, and the strong conceptual connection between wisdom and words of creation, Saa and Hu were considered boyfriends. The more expansive concept of the two, this gruesome birth lead Saa to often be invoked to protect the genitals of the dead. The penis (plural penises or penes) or phallus is the external male copulatory organ, and, in mammals, the external male organ of urination. ... In Egyptian mythology, Hu is the god of the word which Ra used to create the world (and is also the word itself). ... Alternate meanings: Boyfriend (disambiguation) A boyfriend is a male partner in a non-marital romantic relationship. ...

When Atum and Ra were later identified as each other, becoming Atum-Ra, Saa became also the offspring of Ra, in which capacity he is more frequently mentioned. The Eye of Ra, also called the Eye of Horus This article is about the Egyptian god. ...