Also called Weret-hekau, Great of Magic, Great Enchantress.
Their story
Werethekau, Great of Magic, was a goddess who embodied the supernatural power held in the royal crowns. She could appear as a cobra or a lioness and was said to nurse the young king. A small gold pendant from Tutankhamun's tomb shows her as a cobra with a woman's head suckling the king. Her name was also used as a title for other goddesses, especially Isis and Sekhmet.
Best times to give to them
- before ritual work
- Wepet Renpet
What they like being given
- incense
- water
- milk
How to honour them
- Ask her blessing on your ritual tools before using them.
How they can help you
- magic
- protection
- confidence
Symbols
- cobra with a woman's head
- lioness
- magical wands
Sources
- Wilkinson, The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt
- Hart, The Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
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