Egyptian mythology
Meresger
Cobra of the Peak, Guardian of the Theban Necropolis
- Mythology
- Egyptian mythology
- Group
- Protection · Truth · Death · Nature · Underworld · Healing
- Appears in
- The Weighing of the Heart
- Places
- Valley of the Kings · Duat
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Meresger, whose name means She Who Loves Silence, is the cobra goddess of the peak that towers over the Valley of the Kings at Thebes. She is both punishing and merciful: she strikes the wicked and the oath-breaker with blindness and venom, yet heals those who repent and pray to her humbly. The tomb-builders of Deir el-Medina, who lived in her shadow, left moving carved confessions of their sins and gratitude for her cures, worshipping her as a goddess who truly listened, judged, and forgave.
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The Weighing of the Heart
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Meresger?
- Meresger, whose name means She Who Loves Silence, is the cobra goddess of the peak that towers over the Valley of the Kings at Thebes. She is both punishing and merciful: she strikes the wicked and the oath-breaker with blindness and venom, yet heals those who repent and pray to her humbly.
- Which mythology does Meresger belong to?
- Meresger belongs to Egyptian mythology.
- Which stories does Meresger appear in?
- Meresger appears in The Weighing of the Heart, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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