the vulture goddess of Upper Egypt (Nekhbet = 'she of Nekheb'); one of the Two Ladies who, with the cobra goddess Wadjet, formed part of Pharaoh's headdress

The vulture goddess of the nome of El-Kab. The guardian goddess of Upper Egypt.

Vulture goddess, symbol of Lower Egypt on pharaonic crown.

A goddess portrayed as a vulture. Protectress of Upper Egypt.

In Egyptian mythology, Nekhbet (also spelt Nechbet, and Nekhebit) was an early, predynastic, local goddess who was the patron of the city of Nekheb, her name meaning of Nekheb. She was seen as a goddess who had chosen to adopt the city, and consequently depicted as a vulture, a creature that the Egyptians thought only existed as females, having to adopt children. The priestesses of Nekhbet were called muu (mothers), and wore robes of vulture feathers.