Also called Qebehet, Kabechet, She of the cool water.
Their story
Kebechet was the daughter of Anubis, a goddess of the cool, purifying water used in embalming and in libations for the dead. She was usually shown as a serpent. The Pyramid Texts describe her refreshing and purifying the king with water. She helped her father in the work of preparing the body, and was believed to bring water to the dead as they waited for judgement.
Best times to give to them
- the Wag festival
- Beautiful Festival of the Valley
- funerals
What they like being given
- cool water
- incense
How to honour them
- Pour cool water for the dead and ask her to carry its refreshment to them.
How they can help you
- remembering the dead
- purification
- grief
Symbols
- serpent
- libation vessel
- ostrich
Sources
- Pyramid Texts
- Wilkinson, The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt
More Egyptian goddesses
- Isis Great of Magic, mother of Horus
- Bastet Protector of the home, lady of joy
- Hathor The Golden One, lady of love and music
- Sekhmet The Powerful One, healer and protector
- Maat Truth, balance and right order
- Nephthys Lady of the House, comforter of the grieving
- Taweret The Great One, guardian of mothers
- Amunet The hidden goddess of the primordial eight