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Serket / ˈ s ɜːr ˌ k ɛ t / (Ancient Egyptian: srqt) is the goddess of healing venomous stings and bites in Egyptian mythology, originally the deification of the scorpion. [2] Her family life is unknown, but she is sometimes credited as the daughter of Neith and Khnum, making her a sister to Sobek and Apep.
A scorpion goddess is a goddess associated with a scorpion theme. ... Ningirima, a Mesopotamian goddess associated with incantations and the Scorpion star; Serket, ...
Serket – A scorpion goddess, invoked for healing and protection [53] Tefnut – A lioness goddess of moisture and a member of the Ennead [ 54 ] Wadjet – A cobra goddess, the tutelary deity of Lower Egypt [ 55 ]
Scorpion II (Ancient Egyptian: possibly Selk or Weha [1]), also known as King Scorpion, was a ruler during the Protodynastic Period of Upper Egypt (c.3200–3000 ...
One of the earliest occurrences of the scorpion in culture is its inclusion, as Scorpio, in the 12 signs of the Zodiac by Babylonian astronomers during the Chaldean period. [12] In ancient Egypt, the goddess Serket was often depicted as a scorpion, one of several goddesses who protected the Pharaoh. [13]
Hededet or Hedjedjet (ḥdd.t) is a scorpion goddess of the ancient Egyptian religion. She resembles Serket in many ways, but was in later periods merged into Isis. She was depicted with the head of a scorpion, nursing a baby. [2] She is mentioned in the Book of the Dead.
The word scorpion originated in Middle English between 1175 and 1225 AD from Old French scorpion, [1] or from Italian scorpione, both derived from the Latin scorpio, equivalent to scorpius, [2] which is the romanization of the Greek σκορπίος – skorpíos, [3] with no native IE etymology (cfr.
He sometimes appeared as a consort to the scorpion goddess Serket, [4] who protected the deceased King and was often evoked to cure poison and scorpion stings. [1] Some myths also describe Nehebkau as Serket's son. [1] Alternatively, he was believed to be the son of the earth god Geb.