Monday, February 29, 2016

Neith, Egyptian Goddess of War, Hunting, and Weaving

One of the most mysterious goddesses from the Egyptian Pantheon is Neith, the weaver of fate. Neith is a fierce and powerful deity who is almost always seen with a weapon of some kind, normally a bow. Neith is considered one of the great mother goddesses and is one of the oldest known Egyptian deities. She is mother to the Egyptian sun god Ra and has often been depicted as having a very close bond with Sobek, the Crocodile God. At a time, Neith was commonly drawn holding baby crocodiles, and was even titled "Nurse of Crocodiles".

Now, because of her appearance in SMITE, Neith is most commonly known as the goddess of weaving. In SMITE, Neith uses her bow to deliver large amounts of damage quickly, and has many "weave-based" attacks. She is very agile and able to stun enemies or leap away out of combat to avoid damage.
                                                                   Neith in SMITE :
Because she is one of the oldest and most popular Egyptian Gods, Neith has had many roles since the day of her "birth". As well as the "Nurse of Crocodiles", "Goddess of War and Hunting", and "Weaver of Fate", Neith has also been titled "Virgin Mother Goddess" because has never had any recorded husbands.

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