Wadjet
See also: wadjet
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Egyptian
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(wꜣḏt, “Wadjet”, literally “green one”), an allusion to the skin of the cobra.
Proper noun
editWadjet
- (Egyptian 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.
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editTranslations
editThe patron goddess and namesake of the Ancient Egyptian city of Per-Wadjet.