Serket
Serket is the goddess of protection against the venomous stings and bites of scorpions in Egyptian mythology. She was primarily worshiped in Lower Egypt during the Predynastic Period. Serket is often depicted as a woman whose head is surmounted by a scorpion with its tail is ready to sting, an ankh in one hand, and a was-sceptre in her other.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Worshiped during the Predynastic Period in Lower Egypt.
Relationships
- parent of
- Nehebu-Kau
- co occurs with
- Dione, Baalat Gebal, Byblian Aphrodite, Renenutet, Nehmtaway, Anuket, Imentet, Wosret, Astarte, Hathor, Kronos, Rhea, Ouranos, Geb, Atum, Re, Osiris, Bastet, Sekhmet, Thoth, Bat, Menhit, Pakhet, Tefnut, Heqet, Nut, Wadjet, Mut, Nekhbet, Amunet, Satis, Anput, Hesat, Ma'at
- allied with
- Isis, Nephthys, Qebehsenuef, Neith, Amun
- syncretized with
- Ta-Bitjet
- child of
- Khnum
- sibling of
- Sobek
Mentioned by
and 17 more
Sources
Source passages
“Les prêtres-ouâb de Sekhmet et les conjurateurs de Serket”
#15128 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“she is invoked to heal the poison alongside other goddesses, such as Nephthys and Serket.”
#23354 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“She could be associated with another bride of one of Horus, Serket.”
#23701 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“He sometimes appeared as a consort to the scorpion goddess Serket, who protected the deceased King and was often evoked to cure poison and scorpion stings. Some myths also describe Nehebkau as Serket's son.”
#24449 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Serket – A scorpion goddess, invoked for healing and protection”
#24790 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5