Meretseger: Theban Cobra Goddess Who Presided Over The Valley of The Kings
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In Egyptian mythology, Meretseger presided over the Theban necropolis located on the west bank of the Nile, especially the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens. Stela with priest Neferhor praying to Meretseger, Luxor, Deir el-Medina, New Kingdom, Dynasty 20, reign of Ramesses III, c. 1182-1151 BC, limestone – Oriental Insтιтute […]
Wadjet – Egyptian Goddess Protected Pharaohs And Was Depicted As A Cobra-Uraeus
Angela Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In Egyptian mythology, Wadjet is a goddess depicted as a cobra and worshiped in Lower Egypt. Wadjet was represented in the form of a cobra-uraeus. Wadjet illustration from Pantheon égyptien by Leon Jean Joseph Dubois. Image credit: Rawpixel -CC BY-SA 4.0 The Uraeus (“rearing cobra”) in the upright form of an Egyptian cobra was […]