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| | Selket |
 | | Depicted as a beautiful, graceful young woman wearing a glolden scorpion headdress, Selket ruled scorpions, poisonings, and childbirth. |
 | | One of her major functions was to protect of Qebehsenuf, the son of Horus who guarded the canopic jars containing the intestines of the deceased, and indeed, she was made famous by her gilded statue guarding the canopic chest of King Tutanhkamon, which toured the United States during the 1970's. |
 | | Selket (also Serket, Serqet), is invoked for protection against disease, disaster and enemies. |
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