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Nekhbet (Nekhebet, Nechbet) was the predynastic vulture goddess who was originally a goddess of a city, but grew to become patron of Upper Egypt, a guardian of mothers and children, and one of the nebty (the 'two ladies') of the pharaoh. "She of Nekhb", named after the town Nekhb (El Kab) was a local goddess who, with the rise of the pharaohs, became the great goddess of all of Upper Egypt, while the other 'lady', Uatchet (Uatch-Ura, Wadjet), became goddess of Lower Egypt. These two goddesses were linked closely together due to the Egyptian idea of duality - there must be a goddess for both of the Two Lands. Nekhbet became Upper Egypt (the south) personified.
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Holy moly, these drawings of the Egyptian gods/goddesses are AMAZING! I love Egyptian mythology, and love anything to do with the gods and goddesses of that ancient culture. Nekhbet is definitely one of my favourite deities, but Thoth/Tehuti tops the list for me, closely followed by Hathor.