From the Papyrus of Ani, [pl. 32, item 42]:

My hair is Nun; my face is Ra; my eyes are Het-Heru (Hathor); my ears are Wepwawet; my nose is She who presides over her lotus-leaf; my lips are Anbu (Anubis); my molars are Selket; my incisors are Auset (Isis); my arms are the Ram, the Lord of Mendes; my breast is Net (Neith); my back is Set (Seth); my phallus is Ausar (Osiris); . . . my belly and my spine are Sekhmet; my buttocks are the Eye of Heru (Horus); my thighs and my calves are Nut; my feet are Ptah; . . . there is no member of mine devoid of a neter (god), and Tehuti (Thoth) is the protection of all my flesh.

origin of Neith and her myth:

The Goddess Neith is based on the tribal leader Neith, the earliest human for whom we know the person’s name.

One of the earliest known human civilizations was the one that left the famous cave art in what is now southern France and Spain. This civilization also stretched across northern Africa, which used to be a green, fertile land of grass and trees fed by more than a hundred rivers. A major climate change related to the end of the most recent Ice Age turned this huge area into the Sahara Desert over a period of a few thousand years. One by one the rivers dried up until the mighty Nile River was the only one left. Beautiful artwork comparable to that of the caves in southern France and Spain disappeared under the desert sands.

This climate change disrupted life for many early humans, leading to a huge refugee problem. Most of the refugees died looking for water and food. Many refugees attempted to crowd into the Nile Valley, which at the worst of the drought became a small muddy stream capable of supporting only a few thousand humans. The inhabitants of the Nile Valley, better fed and healthier than the refugees, fought bitterly to defend their water and land from the many refugees, turning everyone away at the threat of death.

At this time, tribes typically had two chiefs, a war chief who was the best warrrior and a peace chief who was the smartest (usually a shaman). The war chief led the tribe in battle, with all other decisions (including the decision to go to war) being in the hands of the peace chief.

Neith was both war chief and peace chief for her tribe. She was the most skilled warrior, unequalled in the use of the spear. But she was also the smartest memmber of her tribe, a brilliant woman who was known for her great skill at weaving.

Neith led her tribe across hundreds of miles of desert to seek refuge in the Nile Valley. In the nearby hills, her tribe was met by well armed and well fed local Nile warriors, who warned her tribe to turn back into the desert.

Neith challenged the local Nile inhabitants to single battle, Neith versus the Nile’s best champion. If Neith won, her tribe would be allowed to stay, and if Neith was defeated, her tribe would leave peacefully.

The Nile locals laughed at the idea of a girl defeating their best champion and accepted the challenge. Neith faced off a huge, powerful man, the best of the Nile warriors. Neith fought with the courage and ferocity of a tigress and a skill with the spear unmatched in all the world. In a few minutes, Neith defeated the greatest of the Nile warriors.

The Nile inhabitants went back on their agreement and demanded that Neith’s tribe return to the desert. Neith was shocked at this lack of integrity, as she had beaten the best of their champions fair and square.

An idea occurred to Neith. She noticed that the cloth of the Nile inhabitants was poorly woven, so she showed them samples of her own excellent weaving. The cloth was much better than anything the Nile inhabitants had ever seen and involved intricate weaves that they didn’t know.

Neith promised to teach the locals how to weave such fine cloth if they would let her tribe in. After much consultation the local Nile inhabitants agreed to the deal.

This was how Neith saved the lives of her entire tribe. Her people lived in the Nile Valley, intermarrying with the locals until they were absorbed into the local population.

Neith became legendary and eventually there became an anncient Egyptian Goddess with the same name. The Goddess became associated with all of the arts of civilization, but particularly the martial arts and weaving (both baskets and cloth) [TANTRA].

The Goddess Neith was a positive role model for ancient Egyptian women, a strong and powerful woman with courage and smarts and skill. The most common female name in ancient Egypt was MeretNeith, which means “She Who Is Beloved by Neith”. Note that those Witches who are influenced by or worship Egyptian Goddesses can have a craft name that combines “Meret” with the name of their favorite Egyptian Goddess.

Neith became popular with women throughout the eastern Mediterranean. The Greek Goddess Athena is based on Neith (and is depicted with a spear and woven cloth, just like Neith). Notice how the sounds in the name Athena are almost the same sounds as in the name Neith. The Greek Goddess was a copy of the Egyptian Goddess.
Neith’s relations:

Neith was a powerful and popular deity who the other gods apparently consulted when they could not settle a dispute. For example, according to myth is was Neith who eventually ruled that Horus would be king of Upper and Lower Egypt instead of Set and granted Set property and two new wives (Anat and Astarte) in compensation.

Her family relationships were typically confusing. During the Old Kingdom, she was regarded as the wife of Set (making it unlikely she would be called to rule against him and grant him extra wives!). However, her association with Set was dropped as he was re-interpreted as a force of evil. She was often considered to be the mother of Sobek, the crocodile god. In the pyramid texts in Unas' tomb she is given the epithet "Nurse of Crocodiles". Yet, in later times she was considered to be the wife of Sobek,, rather than his mother. In addition, she was sometimes described as the wife of Khnum in Upper Egypt.

In the form of a cow, she was linked to both Nut and Hathor and in late dynastic times she was regarded as a form of Hathor. She was also linked to Tatet (the goddess who dressed the dead). Herodotus described the annual festival in honour of Isis-Neith. Lamps and torches were kept burning until the morning, while everyone enjoyed a feast.

Neith

Neith was associated with Anubis and Wepwawet (Upuaut), because of her epithet "Opener of the Ways". She was also one of the four goddesses (along with Isis, Nephthys and Selket) who protected the deceased and the canopic jars (which were topped by the four sons of Horus ). Neith guarded the east side of the sarcophagus and protected Duamutef (the the jackal-headed god) as he watched over the stomach.

Neith was usually depicted as a woman wearing the Red Crown of Lower Egypt, but was occasionally depicted as a cow in connection with her role as the mother of Ra (linking her with Hathor, Hesat and Bat). Her name links her with the crown of Lower Egypt which was known as "nt" . However, her name is also linked to the word for weaving ('ntt') and to one of the words used for water ("nt"). When she is refered to as the creator of the world her name is written using the hieroglyph of an ejaculating phallus, indicating that she was considered as an androgynous creator.

Female Horuses and Regents The first attested queen-regent of Kemet was Neith-hetep (Nt-htp), which means "Neith is at peace," Neith being a female nr

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"Divine Law Enforcement. Sphere 5 of the Tree represents that aspect of Spirit from which Divine Law is "enforced." In the Kamitic tradition, the deity represented by this Sphere is known as Herukhuti. In the Yoruba, he is known as Ogun. The wrath of God (punishment) is exercised through this faculty, as is the love of God in its protective aspect. There is a balancing logic at work here. There is no law without means of enforcement, therefore Herukhuti is needed to complement Maat."

"# the Heart Chakra corresponds to The Ab, corresponding to Spheres 6, 5, and 4, which mediates between the divine divisions of the spirit above, and the mundane divisions below. It is interesting that we associate the heart with the qualities of Maat (Sphere 4), namely love, truth, generosity, sharing, etc., also of Herukhuti (Sphere 5), namely the "heart" of the warrior and athlete, namely bravery and the willingness to make the ultimate sacrifice, and of Heru (Sphere 6), namely the courage and indomitable will of the leader, who by example can "give heart" to his followers"