Desert-Protector

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Desert-Protector is a snake who unlocks the first gate to allow Ra's arrival. Sia (deification of perception) invites this snake to perform this task as Ra, in the form of the god Atum (deification of the sunset sun), observes his enemies being massacred.

When

First attested
1500 BCE
Attested period
-1500 – -1070
Historical notes
Wall paintings in regal tombs of the Valley of the Kings.

Relationships

allied with
Sia, Ra, Atum

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Sources

Source passages

“Sia (deification of perception) standing on the prow of the sun boat, invites a snake called "Desert-Protector" to unlock the gate to the arrival of Ra who, in the form of the god Atum (deification of the sunset sun), observes his enemies being massacred.”

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