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'''Serqet''', also known as ''' | '''Serqet''', also known as '''Selqet''' and '''Selkit''', was the goddess of fertility, nature, animals, medicine, magic in [[Egypt]]ian mythology. According to legend, Serqet protected [[Isis]] and [[Horus]] from [[Seth]], after his murder of [[Osiris]]. | ||
Serqet is associated with [[scorpion]]s, to the point that her symbol is one. | |||
People prayed to her for protection from venomous animals' bites and stings. | People prayed to her for protection from venomous animals' bites and stings. | ||
By the 1st century BCE, a cult worshipping Serqet operated in {{Wiki|Lower Egypt}}, performing various sacrilegious killings and rituals.<ref name="Taste of her Sting">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Taste of her Sting]]</ref> | By the 1st century BCE, a [[Cult of Serqet|cult]] worshipping Serqet operated in {{Wiki|Lower Egypt}}, led by a man calling himself [[Prophet of Serqet]], and performing various sacrilegious killings and rituals.<ref name="Taste of her Sting">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Taste of her Sting]]</ref> | ||
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
Revision as of 23:47, 29 September 2018
Serqet, also known as Selqet and Selkit, was the goddess of fertility, nature, animals, medicine, magic in Egyptian mythology. According to legend, Serqet protected Isis and Horus from Seth, after his murder of Osiris.
Serqet is associated with scorpions, to the point that her symbol is one. People prayed to her for protection from venomous animals' bites and stings.
By the 1st century BCE, a cult worshipping Serqet operated in Lower Egypt, led by a man calling himself Prophet of Serqet, and performing various sacrilegious killings and rituals.[1]
Appearance
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (mentioned only)