Neith - Goddess of Arrows

The goddess Neith had one of the longest periods of importance in the ancient Egyptian pantheon, being worshiped from the Predynastic era until the beginning of Roman control. In addition to being a burial goddess, she was the goddess of creation, wisdom, weaving, and war.

Neith was thought to have been there at the creation of the world, and some even referred to her as the mother of Ra, the solar god who created everything else. She is also thought to be the mother of Sobek, the crocodile god. Many people revered her as the creator of life in this light.

It was thought that because she was the goddess of wisdom, the other gods would go to her for advice on how to resolve their conflicts. In addition to her affiliation with combat, Neith was also connected to weaving, which offered her a variety of duties in the afterlife. She was rumored to dress the foes of the dead in woven cloth and shoot arrows at them.