What is Wadjet the goddess of?
goddess of serpents
Wadjet is the goddess of serpents, the Nile Delta, the land of the living, a
nd protector of Egyptian kings. Her name means "the Green One." Wadjet is the nurse to the infant sun god, Horus. She protects him and his mother Isis in the Nile Delta when Set kills Horus' father Osiris
nd protector of Egyptian kings. Her name means "the Green One." Wadjet is the nurse to the infant sun god, Horus. She protects him and his mother Isis in the Nile Delta when Set kills Horus' father Osiris
What does Wadjet symbolize?
Protector of country, pharaohs, and other deities
Wadjet was associated with the Nile Delta region and was more associated with the world of the living.
She was closely linked to pharaohs as a protective deity. She was associated, along with other goddesses, as the "eye of Ra".
Wadjet was associated with the Nile Delta region and was more associated with the world of the living.
She was closely linked to pharaohs as a protective deity. She was associated, along with other goddesses, as the "eye of Ra".
Is Medusa the Egyptian cobra goddess Wadjet?
Some suggest that the origins of the character Medusa may be rooted in the Egyptian Cobra Goddess Wadjet. Depicted as a snake-headed woman or a cobra she was associated with the land as matron and protector of Egypt; of kings and of women in childbirth.
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