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Real Name |
Serket, Serqet |
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First Appearance |
Egyptian Myth |
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Created by |
Egyptian Myth |
Origin[]
Serket was an ancient Egyptian goddess. 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.
She was shown as a scorpion. She would sting evil people, but she could also cure scorpion stings and other poisons, such as snake bites. Because Serket could cure snake bites, she was sometimes known as the protector from Apep, the evil snake-god.
She was shown in art as a scorpion or as a woman with a scorpion on her head. Serket did not have any temples, but she had many priests. Many people in ancient Egypt who were bitten by poisonous animals died from the poison. Because of this, Serket was also known as a protector of the dead. She was associated with fluids that cause stiffening during embalming. This caused her to become known as a protector of embalmers' tents and of the canopic jar for the intestine (Qebehsenuf). The intestine's canopic jar was the one associated with poisons.
Because she was a protector of canopic jars, Serket was associated with Aset (Isis), and Nebet Het (Nephthys) and Neith. Serket later came to be known as a part of Isis, instead of a separate goddess.
Public Domain Appearances[]
All published appearances of Serket from before Januray 1, 1929 are public domain in the US.