Patron of Lower Egypt
The god Banebdjedet meant “Spiritual Lord of Djedet”, i.e. the capital of nome number 16 in the Delta, called Mendes in Greek. He stood for the combined spirits of the four mayor gods Re, Shu, Geb and Osiris and was venerated as a ram or depicted in a rather bizarre way as a man with a head from each of the divinities he represented.
He was known already in the Old Kingdom and his main duty was to protect his home town (note his big sword-like daggers).
His fame reached its peek in dynasty 29 when a royal summer residence in town put glory to his name and his cult lasted through the Greek period. His wife and colleague was the local fish goddess Hat-Mehit and their son was Harpakhrad, also considered to be the son of Isis.