DID YOU KNOW? Serqet: The Healing Goddess

The scorpion was the sacred animal of the funerary-goddess Serqet. Ancient Egyptian texts, however, may indicate that priests of Serqet were skilled in countering the effects of neurotoxic scorpion-venom. The goddess's name appears to mean "She Who Opens The Throat," which could imply that Serqet's powers were invoked against the pulmonary collapse that often accompanied a sting by her own totemic animal.

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