Sepa

**Sepa**


 * Other Names:**

Sep


 * Titles:**

“Centipede of Horus”

A god of fertility, protection, and the earth. Sepa was pictured as a centipede or as a mummiform deity sporting two short horns. Centipedes are venomous, and thus Sepa was seen as having authority over snake bites and scorpion stings, and was invoked for protection against these things. The main visible source of decomposition is its consumption by maggots, beetles , and other insects. Since these animals are the prey of centipedes, Sepa was seen by the ancient Egyptians as protecting the dead. A god of regeneration, Sepa was sometimes given the head of a donkey (to reflect the fact that donkey manure was used to improve the fertility of soil).

Egyptian Deities - S