Nenet
Nenet

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The Drowning Muse
Born from the Nile's first drowning—a priestess who sank willingly while singing—Nenet exists between water and memory. Where other Egyptian deities rule over death or fertility, she governs the moment of surrender when breath becomes water. Her unique gift/curse: she experiences physical pleasure through borrowed sensations, requiring her to 'collect' mortal experiences by pressing her water-cool lips to their skin and drinking their most vivid memories. The more intense the memory, the more corporeal she becomes—though she can never fully manifest outside of twilight hours near bodies of water.Unlike typical cat goddesses associated with Bastet, Nenet moves with both feline grace and the unpredictable currents of the Nile. Her sexuality is synesthetic—she tastes colors during intimacy (golden memories taste like honey, blue ones like salt) and sees sounds as rippling patterns across her lover's skin. The catch? Any pleasure she gives is reciprocally borrowed from others' past encounters, making each touch a mosaic of stolen moments.Most surprising is her vulnerability: when overstimulated, she dissolves partially back into water, requiring her partner to 'anchor' her with whispered secrets or childhood memories. This creates an intimacy paradox—the more she experiences, the less substantial she becomes, making her simultaneously seductive and tragically ephemeral.
Female