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Female demons are recognized as serpents preying on the living. Their hatred toward the living enable them to overpower their host. Ammut is an evil female demon who is discussed in The Book of Dead. This female demon is depicted in the Egyptian artwork known as Judgement.
Ammut is the female demon we see in the middle (looks like a dog with a monster head). She is a malevolent demon that awaits the death of the newly dead. She will devour the living to feed off their energy. Demon Ammut is connected to the Hall of Maat.
Egyptians viewed Ammut as the decider of who reaches the afterlife. We see a heart and a feather being weighed. If some reason the heart of the deceased weighed greater than the Feather of Maa, the Ammut female demon would then eat the heart. Egyptians feared Ammut in the same way as we fear our judgement.
If religious followers are not worthy of Heaven, then they must remain in The Astral Hell, in limbo, and may be casted to Hell. Ammut is essentially a female demon ready to consume the most vital organs. She could prevent the dead from reaching the afterlife. Ammut is regarded as an Egyptian demon, whereas Abyzou is recognized as a Hebrew demon spirit.
Source: EgyptianArtSite.com
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