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The Destructrix: An Ancient Egyptian Destroyer of Hostile Demons by Kasia Szpakowska

The Destructrix: An Ancient Egyptian Destroyer of Hostile Demons by Kasia Szpakowska

by demonthings | Jan 13, 2014 | Daily Demon

“She lives from the blood of the damned and from her provisions which these gods give” is the Ancient Egyptian name of a goddess who consumes the unjustified dead. She can be seen in the The Composition of the Hidden Chamber (commonly known as the Amduat), at the end...

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