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- Serkets are large creatures, having the appearance of a scorpion about the size, if not larger, than a human.
- Serket is the ancient egyptian goddess of healing poisonous bites and stings, the deification of a scorpion, depicted downright as a scorpion, or anthropomorphic, as a woman with a scorpion on her head. Her portfolio however also included all other sorts of poisonous creatures, such as snakes, and she was often seen as a protector from Apophis, a serpentine god of evil and chaos. In Random Kingdom, she appears as a Unique Monster, an eerily well-preserved mummy of a beautiful girl with scorpion attributes, able to turn into a giant scorpion.
- In Egyptian mythology, Serket (also spelled Serqet, Selket, or Serket-hetyt) was the goddess of scorpions. She was often depicted as a scorpion or a woman with a scorpion on top of her head. She was the goddess who could cure any manner of poisons, be they scorpion stings or snakebites. She was considered important, as the Sahara Desert has some dangerous species of scorpions. As such, she also protected the gods from the venoms of mythical creatures, like Apep (also called Apophis, the serpent of darkness who always threatens the Sun). Serket would also punish wrongdoers with the deadly sting of a scorpion. Serket in Egyptian means "tightens the throat" (referring to the effect of the sting). The type of scorpion she was originally associated with was the water scorpion, which is not a tr
- Serket is the favored pet of Ngozi the Beguiler. Gold: 39-47 Hats: Bitter Cap Theurge's Hat Robes: Boots: Biti Nirini's Torrid Boots Boots of the Whirlwind Wands: Athames: Whirlwind Dagger Amulets: Rings: Loop of Quietude Decks: Pets:
- In Egyptian mythology, Serket (also spelt Selchis, Selket, Selkis, Selkhit, Selkit, Selqet, Serkhet, Serket-hetyt, Serqet and Serquet) is the goddess of healing stings and bites who originally was the deification of the scorpion. Scorpion stings lead to paralysis and Serket's name describes this, as it means (she who) tightens the throat, however, Serket's name also can be read as meaning (she who) causes the throat to breathe, and so, as well as being seen as stinging the unrighteous, Serket was seen as one who could cure scorpion stings and the effects of other poisons such as snake bites.
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