Weret-hekau

Weret - Hekau, also Werethekau, Weret Hekau or urt Hekau, is an ancient Egyptian goddess in Egyptian mythology. Her name means " The Magic of Great", " Great Enchantress " or " The Sorceress ".

Importance

Already in the pyramid texts the name Weret - Hekau associated with the uraeus and the crown of Lower Egypt. As a crown Goddess, whose proper name is thus of the crowns and tiaras, Weret - Hekau appears mostly on pictures to the throne of a king. It leads the king to the god Amun and holds him while the sign of life ( ankh ) to the nose. The King in turn brings the goddess offerings; By identifying with the eye of the sun and the uraeus was she to daughter of the sun god. Weret - Hekau is also known as the epithet of various goddesses. Especially Uto, but also the war goddess Sekhmet as well as lions and Renenutet, courage and Hathor and Isis often bear this name.

Representation

In the late period it emerges as an independent goddess who, like Sekhmet, is depicted as a woman with a lion's head. Other pictures show it with snake head or whole in form of a snake. A small shrine from the grave treasure of Tutankhamun contains a cult statue of the goddess. Here she is depicted as a snake rearing up with the head of a woman suckles the king.

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