Nekhbet (t; also spelt Nekhebit) was an early predynastic local goddess in Egyptian mythology who was the patron of the city of Nekheb, her name meaning of Nekheb. Ultimately, she became the patron of Upper Egypt and one of the two patron deities for all of Ancient Egypt when it was unified. ==Mythology== Egypt’s oldest oracle was the shrine of ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nekhbet
In Egyptian mythology, Nekhbet was the vulture goddess. She was a mother goddess who looked after the ruling Pharaoh, and held the symbols of eternity in her claws. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/D2.HTM