ieri , ▁S . ▁Giovanni , ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁m . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁b ry onia e ▁Category : But ter f lies ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 6 ▁Category : But ter f lies ▁of ▁Europe ▁Category : T ax a ▁named ▁by ▁Jacob ▁H üb ner <0x0A> </s> ▁Mah aret ▁and ▁M ek are ▁are ▁two ▁characters ▁from ▁Anne ▁R ice ' s ▁The ▁V amp ire ▁Chron icles . ▁ ▁Story ▁as ▁told ▁in ▁The ▁Queen ▁of ▁the ▁Dam ned ▁▁ ▁Mah aret ▁and ▁M ek are ▁were ▁tw in ▁sister s ▁and ▁powerful ▁w itch es ▁living ▁in ▁a ▁beautiful ▁valley ▁not ▁far ▁from ▁Egypt ▁six ▁thousand ▁years ▁ago . ▁They ▁had ▁cur ly ▁red ▁hair ▁and ▁green ▁eyes . ▁They ▁were ▁her edit ary ▁w itch es ▁who ▁could ▁communicate ▁with ▁spirits . ▁This ▁attract ed ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁Ak asha , ▁the ▁young ▁queen ▁of ▁K emet ▁( now ▁known ▁as ▁Egypt ), ▁who ▁sent ▁them ▁an ▁inv itation ▁to ▁visit ▁her ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁six teen ▁years ▁old . ▁They ▁refused , ▁sens ing ▁something ▁o min ous ▁about ▁the ▁request . ▁ ▁Ak asha ' s ▁next ▁request ▁came ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁violence , ▁when ▁the ▁tw ins ▁were ▁performing ▁can n ib al istic ▁fun eral ▁r ites ▁for ▁their ▁mother . ▁The ▁queen , ▁who ▁had ▁made ▁a ▁policy ▁of ▁stamp ing ▁out ▁rit ual ▁can n ib al ism , ▁sent ▁soldiers ▁to ▁their ▁village , ▁killing