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Werethekau

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'She who is rich in magic' or 'Great in magic'. A name used for various goddesses, especially Aset and Sekhmet, but she is also a deity in her own right, depicted as a snake or a woman with a lioness head. She was also considered the divine nurse of the king and the protector of Egypt. From the New Kingdom onwards she was present at the coronation of the King.

No temples or cult places has been found.

Suggested Pdf Resources

_Egyptian Serpent Power_: Weret-Hekau had her own priesthood, as reliefs and statues show.; www.joanlansberry.com

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_Egyptian Serpent Power_: A 'voice' whispered itself into my mind's ear, “Weret-Hekau”.; www.joanannlansberry.com

Relief of the Royal Cup-Bearer Tja-wy: chief of the weeb-priests of the serpent goddess Weret-Hekau, and both guardian of Measuring grain for the granary of the goddess Weret-Hekau (figs. 2, 4).; www.gizapyramids.org

Hammamat expedition: official record: Nov 4, 2006 jwaw n Hr m tAwj=f rn. 9 n Ast nTrt mwt mnw wrt-HkAw heir of Horus in his Two Lands, reared.; www.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk

Suggested Web Resources

Ancient Egyptian Gods; Weret-hekau: Weret-hekau (Urthekau) was a lion headed goddess who was also depicted as a snake with the head of a woman.; www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk

Werethekau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Werethekau, alts.; en.wikipedia.org

WeretHekau on deviantART: Sep 24, 2003 Art - community of artists and those devoted to art. Digital art, skin art, themes, wallpaper art, traditional art, photography, poetry / prose.; werethekau.deviantart.com

Women in the Aegean: Minoan Snake Goddess: 8. Snakes, Egypt: In her snake form, Wadjyt is sometimes identified as Weret-hekau, "Great of Magic", As the uraeus, Wadjyt and Weret-hekau were identified with the eye of Re.; witcombe.sbc.edu