
Egyptian mythology
Shezmu
Executioner of the Duat, Perfumer of the Gods
- Mythology
- Egyptian mythology
- Group
- Fate · Craft · Duat · Demons · Divine · Death · Underworld
- Appears in
- The Journey Through the Duat
- Places
- Duat
- Objects
- Crook and Flail
Shezmu is the god of the wine press and of fragrant oils, who serves both as perfumer to the gods and as a butcher of the damned in the underworld. He presses grapes and crushes seeds for sweet oils and unguents, yet the same press that yields red wine he uses to wring the heads of the wicked, squeezing out their blood like juice. One of Egypt's most ancient deities, he appears in the Pyramid Texts feeding slaughtered enemies to the king. Lion-faced and bloody-handed, he is provider and executioner in one, sustaining the blessed dead while destroying the condemned.
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Real episode from the app
The Journey Through the Duat
Chapter 1
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Shezmu?
- Shezmu is the god of the wine press and of fragrant oils, who serves both as perfumer to the gods and as a butcher of the damned in the underworld.
- Which mythology does Shezmu belong to?
- Shezmu belongs to Egyptian mythology.
- Which stories does Shezmu appear in?
- Shezmu appears in The Journey Through the Duat, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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