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Nekhbet

In Egyptian mythology, Nekhbet ("of Nekheb") was a vulture-goddess, patron of the city of Nekheb[?] and later, with Buto, the patron of the pharaohs. She was a goddess of childbirth.

Alternative: Nechbet, Nekhebit

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