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In Ancient Egyptian religion, Taweret (Ancient Egyptian: tꜣ-wrt, also spelled Taurt, Tuat, Tuart, Ta-weret, Tawaret, Twert and Taueret, and in Ancient Greek: Θουέρις, romanized: Thouéris, Thoeris, Taouris and Toeris) is the protective ancient Egyptian goddess of childbirth and fertility.
- Not applicable; Taweret was a household deity worshipped throughout Egypt.
In ancient Egyptian mythology, Tawaret (also Taweret) was the demon-wife of Apep, the first god of evil. She was often shown as a hippopotamus. Because female hippos are aggressive to protect their young, pregnant women wore amulets of Tawaret to protect their pregnancies.
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Taweret (Tawret, Taueret, Tawaret, Taurt, Thoeris and Toeris, Ipy, Ipet, Apet, Opet, Reret) was an ancient Egyptian patron of childbirth and a protector of women and children. Like Bes, she was considered to be a ferocious demon as well as a protective and nurturing deity.
Nov 19, 2020 · Amulet of Taweret. Wearing of protective amulets is reasoned to have started around the Predynastic period (c. 3000 – 2686). It was believed that by wearing the amulets of Taweret, they could tap into the protective powers of Taweret. Those amulets were worn by women and children in particular.
TAWARET: Tawaret is a fertility goddess of pregnancy, childbirth, and the annual flooding of the Nile (with the resultant fertile soil it brings). She is typically depicted as a very pregnant woman (with huge belly and pendulous breasts) with a hippopotamus head. Tawaret is also known as a goddess who protects against evil by restraining it ...
Taweret. Late Period–Ptolemaic Period. 664–30 B.C. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 134. The goddess Taweret has the body of a standing pregnant hippopotamus, the limbs and paws of a lion, and the tail of a crocodile down her back, characteristics fitting her fierce protectiveness in the aid of the vulnerable.
Sep 30, 2014 · Taweret was a key figure in the religious life of ancient Egyptian families, and images of her appear on a variety of magical artifacts. Pregnant and nursing women used amulets of Taweret to protect themselves and their babies from evil spirits.
