Wadjet
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Egyptian
(wꜣḏt, “Wadjet”, literally “green one”), an allusion to the skin of the cobra.
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Proper noun
Wadjet
- (mythology) The patron goddess and namesake of the Ancient Egyptian city of Per-Wadjet, known as Buto to the Greeks. Wadjet takes the form of a cobra and is associated with the Eye of Horus.
Alternative forms
- Wadjit
Translations
The patron goddess and namesake of the Ancient Egyptian city of Per-Wadjet.
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See also
- Wikipedia article on the Eye of Horus