▁a ▁growing ▁cult ▁and ▁dedicated ▁priest hood . ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁this , ▁Hed j h ote p ▁does ▁not ▁seem ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁hon oured ▁by ▁dedicated ▁pri ests ▁in ▁ ▁subsequent ▁periods ▁of ▁An cient ▁Egypt ian ▁history , ▁during ▁which ▁he ▁appears ▁only ▁sp or ad ically ▁on ▁s arc oph agi ▁and ▁lit urg ical ▁context s ▁centered ▁on ▁rit uals ▁devoted ▁to ▁the ▁king . ▁ ▁In ▁parallel ▁with ▁these ▁develop ments , ▁the ▁New ▁Kingdom ▁sees ▁Hed j h ote p ▁being ▁given ▁medic inal ▁roles . ▁He ▁is ▁invoked ▁with ▁She z mu , ▁the ▁god ▁of ▁the ▁prepar ation ▁of ▁un gu ents , ▁in ▁the ▁treatment ▁of ▁head ache ▁and ▁st om ach - ache , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁making ▁of ▁am u lets ▁where ▁he ▁is ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁their ▁c ords . ▁Another ▁pap yrus ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁period ▁presents ▁Hed j h ote p ▁as ▁a ▁dich ot omy : ▁benef icial ▁as ▁a ▁god ▁of ▁cl othing ▁but ▁harm ful ▁as ▁a ▁de ity ▁who ▁committed ▁an ▁off ence ▁against ▁Mont u , ▁possibly ▁running ▁away ▁with ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁divine ▁w ives ▁or ▁having ▁forced ▁a ▁sexual ▁relation ▁on ▁him ▁similar ▁to ▁what ▁happens ▁in ▁" The ▁Cont end ings ▁of ▁Hor us ▁and ▁S eth ". ▁From ▁this ▁time ▁on wards , ▁Hed j h ote p ▁is ▁often ▁associated ▁with ▁a ▁god dess ▁of ▁we aving ▁named ▁T ay t ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁with ▁R enen