MYTHOLOGY (noun.)
1. a collection of myths, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition.
2. the study of myths
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SERKET
Serket (who is known as many other names, such as Serqet, Selket, Selqet, and Selcis) was the goddess of fertility, nature, animals, medicine, magic, and healing venomous stings and bites, mostly those caused by a scorpion. Serket's name translates to "(she who) tightens the throat" or "(she who) causes the throat to breathe", which may be in reference to the paralysis caused by a scorpion sting. She was often the reason behind scorpions stinging the unrighteous, but she could also cure scorpion stings and other venomous bites such as those of a snake.
In art made in the times of Ancient Egypt, Serket was depicted as a scorpion or as a woman with a scorpion on her head. Serket was considered a very important deity, and pharoahs even considered her to be their patron. She had a close affiliation with early rulers of Egypt that implied she was a protector of them; two notable kings she protected were Scorpion I and Scorpion II. Because of her known ability to cure any venomous bites and stings, she was also said to protect the other deities from Apep or Apophis (the great snake-demon of evil).
Serket became strongly associated with the other goddess, namely Neith, Isis, and Nephthys - who were said to perform similar functions - and as Isis' cults grew more dominant, Serket was said to be a mere aspect of Isis.
