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Who is Taweret?

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Tawaret was a goddess who protected women during pregnancy and childbirth. Appearance: * Head of a hippopotamus with the arms and legs of a lion * The back and tail of a crocodile * The breasts and stomach of a pregnant woman.

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Who is taweret married to?

Taweret was liked to Sobek, and Bes, and Set as her consorts.


How old is Taweret?

Egyptian myth does not give a birthdate for the goddess Taweret.


Did goddess taweret give birth?

It was at Karnak that Taweret was believed to have given birth to Osiris.


What is a totem taweret?

Taweret was the ancient Egyptian goddess of maternity and childbirth, protector of women and children. She was depicted as a combination of a crocodile, a pregnant hippopotamus standing on her hind legs with large breasts and a lion. Taweret is sometimes depicted in amulets or "totems".


What year was taweret created?

Ancient Egyptian mythology does not have that record.


Which god did hippos represent?

The hippos represent the god Taweret.


Did the goddess Taweret have any temples created for her?

No. but they have had statues created for her.


Which god did the hippo represent?

Taweret was the hippo goddess in ancient egypt


Why did ancient Egyptians pray to taweret?

It was in Taweret's role of a protector that she was seen as a goddess. As the mother hippo is protective of her young, Taweret was believed to be protective of Egyptian children. She was often shown holding the sa hieroglyph of protection or the ankh hieroglyph of life. She was thought to assist women in labour and scare off demons that might harm the mother or child.


Which god represented hippos?

Taweret is the most well known hippopotamus Egyptian goddess, her aspect is because the ancient Egyptian people saw the protectiveness of hippos over their young and used that formidable image as with Taweret a goddess of childbirth; she is identified and often mistaken for several other hippopotamus goddesses. She is said to be consort to Bes or to Set. Ipet, Reret, Shepet, and Hedjet are all identified with Taweret. Ammit, the underworld creature with the head of crocodile, the torso of a leopard and the hindquarters of a hippopotamus devoured the wicked dead.


Who was the popular Egyptian goddess?

Popular goddesses included Isis, Hathor, Sekhmet, and Taweret.


How do you pronounce Taweret?

The initial T is more like a D so D-aww-waH-Ray