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In ritual work, according to the Naos of the Decades, this decan is tasked with creating fear and respect in the hearts of all foreign leaders while also defeating those who oppose order. This is affirmed by Coffin Text Spell 768, wherein the deceased pleads to be recognized by the Universe: “O, You who see all! O, You who work the destruction of all! Tell the tens, hundreds, Thousands, tens of thousands, Hundreds of thousands, millions, and all the universe about me. If I be aware, do not be unaware of me. If you know me, I will know you.”
In ritual work, according to the Naos of the Decades, this decan is tasked with creating fear and respect in the hearts of all foreign leaders while also defeating those who oppose order. This is affirmed by Coffin Text Spell 768, wherein the deceased pleads to be recognized by the Universe: “O, You who see all! O, You who work the destruction of all! Tell the tens, hundreds, Thousands, tens of thousands, Hundreds of thousands, millions, and all the universe about me. If I be aware, do not be unaware of me. If you know me, I will know you.”


The Dendera B [[zodiac]] ceiling depicts this decan as a nude woman in a kneeling position with four snakes upon her head. It's minerals are listed as [[carnelian]] and gold.
The Dendera B [[zodiac]] ceiling depicts this decan as a nude woman in a kneeling position with four snakes upon her head. Its minerals are listed as [[carnelian]] and gold.


==''Testament of Solomon''==
==''Testament of Solomon''==
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In this form, Khau is embodying the goddess Wadjet, who, as the protector of young [[Horus]], was revered as the protector of women in childbirth. In the ''Testament of Solomon'', the demon Obizuth is said to have a glance that was “altogether bright and greeny, and her hair was tossed wildly like a dragon's.” The goddess Wadjet's name, in Egyptian, means “the Green One.” Making this decan a highly probable match for this demon as well as the [[Akhuy]] decan.
In this form, Khau is embodying the goddess Wadjet, who, as the protector of young [[Horus]], was revered as the protector of women in childbirth. In the ''Testament of Solomon'', the demon Obizuth is said to have a glance that was “altogether bright and greeny, and her hair was tossed wildly like a dragon's.” The goddess Wadjet's name, in Egyptian, means “the Green One.” Making this decan a highly probable match for this demon as well as the [[Akhuy]] decan.
Khau also shares some characteristics with [[Lilith]] and may be her Egyptian incarnation.