Apedemak

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Apedemak, alt Apademak, was a lion-headed warrior god worshiped in Nubia. He may, as Maahes, have been imported to Egypt. This lion god was used as a sacred guardian of the deceased Pharaoh. Anyone who touched the Pharaoh's grave was said to be cursed by this Apedemak. In the temple of Naqa built by the rulers of Meroe he was depicted as a three-headed god with four arms.[1]

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  1. ^ Claude Traunecker, The Gods of Egypt, Cornell University Press 2001, ISBN 0801438349, p.106

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