Nekhbet

Nekhbet
Illustration of Nekhbet with outstretched wings wearing an Atef crown and holding both shen rings and plumed scepters, based on depictions from antiquity.
Name in hieroglyphs
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Major cult centerNekheb
SymbolVulture

Nekhbet (/ˈnɛkˌbɛt/;[1] also spelt Nekhebit) is an early predynastic local goddess in Egyptian mythology, who was the patron of the city of Nekheb (her name meaning of Nekheb). Ultimately, she became the patron of Upper Egypt and one of the two patron deities (alongside Wadjet) for all of Ancient Egypt when it was unified.[2]

  1. ^ "Nekhbet". Dictionary.com. Random House. 2012.
  2. ^ Wilkinson, Richard H. (2003). The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. pp. 213–214