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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 .
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]
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 ]
A scorpion goddess is a goddess associated with a scorpion theme. ... Ningirima, a Mesopotamian goddess associated with incantations and the Scorpion star; Serket, ...
Serket, goddess of healing stings and bites; Ta-Bitjet, a scorpion goddess whose blood is a panacea for all poisons; Isis, goddess of healing, magic, marriage and protection; Bes, Apotropaic god, represented as a dwarf, particularly important in protecting children and women in childbirth.
Scorpion I (fl. c. 3250 BC) was a ruler of Upper Egypt during Naqada III. He was one of the first rulers of Ancient Egypt , and a graffito of him depicts a battle with an unidentified predynastic ruler.
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.