Shasti is a Hindu deity who protects children.
Shasti safeguards pregnant women and children until they reach puberty.
Midwives and nurses adore her, and she is depicted as a
matronly figure riding a cat.
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Goddess Shasti
Goddess Nekhebet
Egyptian goddess of protection, Nekhebet.
Nekhebet is the defender of Upper Egypt, the guardian of pregnant women, and the nursemaid of royal offspring.
She, along with Wadjet, is one of the two Ladies of Pharaoh,
and she is the driving force behind the ruling pharaoh's strength and might.
She is represented as a lady with a vulture's head.
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