Wadjet

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian
(wꜣḏt, Wadjet, literally green one), an allusion to the skin of the cobra.

Proper noun

Wadjet

  1. (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

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