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Wadjet

The

Nightmare Serpenth
Owner: Sekhmet

Age: 10 years, 9 months, 3 weeks

Born: July 27th, 2015

Adopted: 10 years, 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Adopted: July 27th, 2015

Statistics

Level: 36
Strength: 43
Defense: 10
Speed: 10
Health: 10
HP: 10/10
Intelligence: 136
Books Read: 113
Food Eaten: 0
Job: Veterinary Technician

"The Eye of Ra appears against you,
His force is powerful against you.
She devours you, she punishes you,
In this her name 'Devouring Flame.'" - Hymn to Wadjet

A very ancient goddess, Wadjet was shown as a rearing cobra, the protector of other deities and the pharaoh, ready to strike and kill enemies by spitting venom and fire. The worship of Wadjet is so ancient that the sign that preceded the name of any Egyptian goddess was the cobra.

Wadjet acted as a mythical mother and midwife of the king. In myths, Wadjet protected the goddess Isis throughout her pregnancy and the raising of her son Horus, and was thus thought to offer protection to women and children.

In the Pyramid Texts it is said that the papyrus plant emerged from Wadjet, and that she was connected to the forces of growth and the earth. In some instances Wadjet was shown as a cobra twined around the pharaoh’s scepter – papyrus stalks were sometimes carved on her images. Egypt is unusual in not having an earth goddess; it is possible that originally Wadjet was the earth deity. The meaning of her name, “The Green One,” seems to bear this out.

Wadjet was thought to be the daughter of Ra, the wife of Anubis, or Ptah, the sister of Nekhbet, and the mother of Nefertem.

Credits

❖ Story by Sekhmet with information from these sources
❖ Background photo from Hasmik Ghazaryan Olson
❖ Profile by Balloon