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Wadjet

Also known as Uto, Edjo

Wadjet was an ancient Egyptian cobra goddess, the protector of Lower Egypt, worshipped above all at Buto in the Nile Delta. Shown as a rearing cobra or as a woman wearing the red crown, she was paired with the vulture goddess Nekhbet of Upper Egypt in the king's 'Two Ladies' title. The uraeus cobra on royal headdresses represented her.

Wadjet
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Kingdom of Lower Egypt

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Wadjet. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/wadjet
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