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Serket is a goddess from Egyptian mythology. Other variations of her name are:
*Selchis
*Selket
*Selkis
*Selkhit
*Selkit
*Selqet
*Serkhet
*Serket-hetyt
*Serqet
*Serquet

Serket is the goddess of healing stings and bites. She is often depicted as a scorpion or as a woman with a scorpion crown upon her head.
Since the most dangerous and deadly species of scorpion lives in North Africa, and its sting can be fatal, Serket was considered a goddess of high importance.
Serket was said to be able to cure scorpion stings and the effects of their poison as well as snake bites.
So as the protector against poisons and the bites of snakes, Serket was said to protect the dieties from Apep, the great snake like demon of evil. Serket is often times depicted as the guard when Apep was captured.

As many of the creatures of Egypt were fatal, Serket was also considered a protector of the dead, she was particularly associated with poisons and other fluids that caused stiffening. Because of this Serket was said to be protector of the tents of embalmers and of the canopic jar associated with poison, which is known as the jar of intestine.

As the guard of one of the canopic jars and a protector, Serket gained a strong association with Aset (Isis), Nebet Het (Nephthys), and Neith who also performed similar functions.

Serket was a protective goddess, but she also punished the wrong doers with her burning wrath. She could punish those with the poison of a scorpion or snake, causing breathlessness and death, or she could protect against the same venom. And just as she could kill, she was said to give breath to the justified dead, helping them in the process of rebirth in the afterlife. For this reason she was given the name ""Mistress of the Beautiful House", associating her with the Divine Booth where mummification took place. This again refers to the canopic jar which she guarded.

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