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Wadjet: Wadjet, cobra of ancient Egypt. Depicted as a cobra twined around a papyrus stem, she was the tutelary goddess of . Wadjet and , the vulture-goddess of , were the protective of the king and were sometimes represented together on the kingâ™s diadem is the Greek form of the ancient Egyptian Per Wadjit (Coptic Pouto, âœHouse of Wadjitâ), the name of the capital of the 6th Lower Egyptian (province), present-day Tall al-FarÄÊ¿Ä«n, of which the goddess was the local deity. Per-Wadjet also contained a sanctuary of , the child of the sun deity who would be interpreted to represent the . Much later, Wadjet became associated with as well as with many other deities. After Lower Egypt had been conquered by Upper Egypt and they were unified, the lioness goddess of Upper Egypt, , was seen as the more powerful of the two warrior goddesses. It was Sekhmet who was seen as the "Avenger of Wrongs" and "the Scarlet Lady", a reference to blood, as the one with bloodlust. Per-Wadjet was an Ancient Egyptian town in the 10th Upper Egyptian nome. The ancient town is identical with the modern village Kom Ishqau. Per-Wadjet is known from Egyptian sources since the New Kingdom. It was a cult place for , who was here identified with Wadjet. The Greeks identified Hathor with Aphrodite and called the town Aphroditopolis or Aphrodito. In Greek and Roman times the town was sometimes the nome capital. Wadjet, goddess of Egypt Discover the legends and myths and religious beliefs surrounding Wadjet, the Egyptian cobra goddess, the protector of Lower Egypt. Her primary form was depicted as a goddess with a large , a rearing cobra , on her crown. The Uraeus is always shown on crown of the . She also became identified with Bast () the war-like Cat goddess and as Wadjet-Bast she was often depicted with the head of a lioness combining the attributes of a lion and a cobra and revered for her powers of protection and her skills as a fierce combatant. Following the un Per-Wadjet also contained a sanctuary of Horus, the child of the sun deity who would be interpreted to represent the pharaoh. Much later, Wadjet became associated with Isis as well as with many other deities. They appeared together in art to represent the unification of , In art, Wadjet often appeared with her sister Nekhmet, together guarding the Eye of . Nekhmet, as a vulture, wore the white crown of Upper Egypt while Wadjet, as a cobra, wore the red crown of Lower Egypt.As her sister Nekhebet was the motherly protectress of the Pharoah, so Wadjet was his aggressive defender. When Isis was hiding in the swamps with her baby Horus, Wadjet came to help her protect him. Wadjet's name was written using the symbol of a cobra. + Per-Wadjet was an Ancient Egyptian town in the 10th Upper Egyptian nome. The ancient town is identical with the modern village Kom Ishqau. Per-Wadjet is known from Egyptian sources since the New Kingdom. It was a cult place for Hathor, who was here identified with Wadjet. The Greeks identified Hathor with Aphrodite and called the town Aphroditopolis or Aphrodito. In Greek and Roman times the town was sometimes the nome capital. The administrative region was the tenth nome of Upper Egypt. Its capital was Tjebu. During the Ptolemaic period, the nome's capital city was Aphroditopolis. Aphroditopolis Nome. Nome (Egypt) Per-Wadjet (Upper Egypt). After Lower Egypt had been conquered by Upper Egypt and they were unified, the lioness goddess of Upper Egypt, Sekhmet, was seen as the more powerful of the two warrior goddesses. It was Sekhmet who was seen as the Avenger of Wrongs, and the Scarlet Lady, a reference to blood, as the one with bloodlust. Per-Wadjet also contained a sanctuary of Horus, the child of the sun deity who would be interpreted to represent the pharaoh. Much later, Wadjet became associated with Isis as well as with many other deities.