From The Alpha and the Omega - Volume III
by Jim A. Cornwell, Copyright © July 20, 2002, all rights reserved "Volume III - Gods/Goddesses of Ancient Egypt"

WERET-HEKAU (Weret-Hekau) Weret-Hekau was seen on the above shrine of Tulankhamun in the shape of a serpent.

To return to the Pakhet (associated with Weret-Hekau), or List of Netjeru.

    Weret-Hekau "She who is rich in magic" or "Great in magic," a name used for various goddesses, especially Aset and Sekhmet.    A deity in her own right, she was depicted as a snake or a woman with a lioness head.    She was considered the divine nurse of the king and the protector of Egypt.

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