Qebehsenuef in hawk form, protected the large intestines and was protected by his mother Serket.
She resembles Serket in many ways, but was in later periods merged into Isis.
Serket - patron goddess of the Pharaohs and deification of the scorpion
Scorpion stings lead to paralysis and Serket's name describes this, as it means (she who) tightens the throat, however, Serket's name also can be read as meaning (she who) causes the throat to breathe, and so, as well as being seen as stinging the unrighteous, Serket was seen as one who could cure scorpion stings and the effects of other poisons such as snake bites.
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