Wadjet

Deities

Tradition · Egyptian
Alternate Names
WadjytUadjetEdjoUtoButo
Gender Expression
Feminine
Titles
Lady of ButoThe Green OneEye of RaProtector of the KingLady of the PapyrusMistress of Lower EgyptLady of Imet
Domain
KingshipProtectionThe uraeusLower egyptThe papyrusThe eye of raNursingThe two ladiesVenom
Planetary Correspondence
Sun
Secondary Planets
MarsMercury
Elemental Correspondence
FireEarth
Zodiac Affinity
LeoScorpio
Correspondences
Colors
GreenRedGoldBlue
Scents
MyrrhFrankincenseLotus
Metals
GoldElectrumCopper
Animals
CobraVultureIchneumon
Sacred Timing
Moon phases
Hours
SunriseNoon
Offerings
BreadBeerWineIncenseGreen papyrusMilkCool water
Invocation Approach
Tone
Bright guarding
Address
WadjetLady of ButoEye of Ra
Relationship
The cobra on the brow of the king
Warning
She is the fire in the crown and strikes before the king is touched
Resonance
Rulers guards those standing at a threshold
Symbols
UraeusCobraPapyrusSolar diskWedjat eyeRed crownWinged cobra
Mythology Summary

Wadjet is the cobra goddess of Buto in the Delta, the uraeus on the king's brow, the fiery Eye of Ra who spits at his enemies, and with the vulture Nekhbet one of the Two Ladies who hold the Two Lands. She is 'the green one' of the papyrus marsh, the nurse of the infant Horus at Chemmis, and the protector of the king and of women in childbirth. Her temple at Buto was famous, Greek writers called her Leto, and she is not the wedjat-eye amulet, which is Horus's eye.

Modern Practice

Wadjet is called for protection of a person or a house at its threshold, and for royal or sovereign work. The practice is the image worn or set above the door, and the offering is milk and green papyrus.

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