Taweret
Egyptian · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
Hippopotamus goddess protecting childbirth and the household.
Domains
- childbirth
- household protection
Powers
- Protecting pregnant women and infants in childbirth
Epithets
- 𓏏𓄿𓅨𓂋𓏏 'the Great (Female) One' — the hippopotamus protectress of childbirthCoffin Texts, Spell 318 (primary)
Relations
- companion: BesReciprocal of egyptian_bes.companion — Dwarf household-and-childbirth god conventionally paired with the hippopotamus goddess Taweret as the two domestic protective deities.G. Pinch, Egyptian Mythology (2002); R.H. Wilkinson, The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt (2003) on the Bes–Taweret household/childbirth-protector pairing (secondary)
Sources
- existence: Apotropaic wands, Middle Kingdom (primary)