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| ⚫ | *[[Ishara]], [[Ebla]]ite, [[List of Mesopotamian deities|Mesopotamian]], [[List of Hurrian deities|Hurrian]] and [[Ugaritic deities|Ugaritic]] goddess associated with love, oaths, illness and the underworld, represented by a scorpion symbol on ''[[kudurru]]''<ref>{{cite book|last=Archi|first=Alfonso|title=The Third Millennium|chapter=Išḫara and Aštar at Ebla: Some Definitions|publisher=BRILL|date=2020|doi=10.1163/9789004418080_002}}</ref> |
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*[[Ningirima]], Mesopotamian goddess of incantations, was associated with the [[Antares|scorpion star]] |
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| ⚫ | *[[Ishara]], [[Ebla]]ite, [[List of Mesopotamian deities|Mesopotamian]], [[List of Hurrian deities|Hurrian]] and [[List of Ugaritic deities|Ugaritic]] goddess associated with love, oaths, illness and the underworld, represented by a scorpion symbol on ''[[kudurru]]''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Archi|first=Alfonso|title=The Third Millennium|chapter=Išḫara and Aštar at Ebla: Some Definitions|publisher=BRILL|date=2020|doi=10.1163/9789004418080_002}}</ref> |
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*[[Isis]], Egyptian queen mother goddess who sometimes appeared as a scorpion, and was accompanied and guarded by seven minor scorpion deities on her travels. |
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*[[Malinalxochitl]], Aztec goddess of snakes, scorpions and insects |
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*[[Ningirima]], Mesopotamian goddess of incantations, was associated with the [[Antares|scorpion star]]. |
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*[[Serket]], patron goddess of the Pharaohs and deification of the scorpion. |
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*[[Ta-Bitjet]], Egyptian goddess with antivenomous secretions, consort to Horus. |
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Revision as of 23:50, 24 September 2023
A scorpion goddess is a goddess associated with a scorpion theme.
Examples include:
- Chelamma, Hindu goddess of the Southern Karnataka region of India.
- Hedetet, Egyptian scorpion goddess.
- Ishara, Eblaite, Mesopotamian, Hurrian and Ugaritic goddess associated with love, oaths, illness and the underworld, represented by a scorpion symbol on kudurru.[1]
- Isis, Egyptian queen mother goddess who sometimes appeared as a scorpion, and was accompanied and guarded by seven minor scorpion deities on her travels.
- Lisin, also known as Negun, was a Sumerian goddess identified with the star α Scorpionis, the "heart of Scorpion".
- Malinalxochitl, Aztec goddess of snakes, scorpions and insects.
- Ningirima, Mesopotamian goddess of incantations, was associated with the scorpion star.
- Serket, patron goddess of the Pharaohs and deification of the scorpion.
- Ta-Bitjet, Egyptian goddess with antivenomous secretions, consort to Horus.
See also
- Snake goddess (set index article)
References
- ^ Archi, Alfonso (2020). "Išḫara and Aštar at Ebla: Some Definitions". The Third Millennium. BRILL. doi:10.1163/9789004418080_002.
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