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Meaning & History
Name of the Egyptian goddess of judgement, justice and execution, her name meaning "she who runs". It is believed that she is the first feline deity, predating Bastet and Sekhmet, and she is often depicted as a feline or a woman with the head of a feline. She protected Ra, killed scorpions and snakes and ripped out the hearts of transgressors and delivered them to the pharaoh's feet.