Taweret
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Taweret is an ancient Egyptian protective goddess, typically depicted as a pregnant hippopotamus, who guarded childbirth and mothers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taweret canonical | 2 |
| Taweret (in some traditions) | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian goddess
ⓘ
fertility goddess ⓘ protective deity ⓘ |
| animalAssociation |
crocodile
ⓘ
hippopotamus ⓘ lion ⓘ |
| appearsOn |
ivory wands of Middle Kingdom
ⓘ
magical birth wands ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Bes
ⓘ
Hathor ⓘ Isis ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
fertility
ⓘ
household protection ⓘ pregnancy ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
bipedal hippopotamus
ⓘ
hippopotamus with crocodile tail ⓘ hippopotamus with lion limbs ⓘ pregnant hippopotamus ⓘ |
| equatedWith |
Artemis
ⓘ
surface form:
Greek goddess Artemis (in protective aspects)
|
| function |
protection during labor
ⓘ
protection of infants ⓘ warding off evil spirits ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| iconographicFeature |
crocodile tail along her back
ⓘ
lion-like paws ⓘ often holding a sa hieroglyph ⓘ pendulous breasts ⓘ rounded pregnant belly ⓘ |
| mainRole |
protector of childbirth
ⓘ
protector of children ⓘ protector of mothers ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | The Great One ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Taurt
ⓘ
Thoeris ⓘ |
| objectTypeAssociated |
amulets
ⓘ
headrests ⓘ household objects ⓘ wands ⓘ |
| religiousRole |
apotropaic deity
ⓘ
guardian of the household ⓘ |
| symbol |
domestic protection
ⓘ
safeguarding of childbirth ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Period of Egypt
ⓘ
Middle Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Ptolemaic Period
Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Period in Egypt
|
| worshipContext |
amulets
ⓘ
birth houses (mammisis) ⓘ domestic shrines ⓘ household cults ⓘ |
| worshipPlace | Egypt ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Taweret (in some traditions)