Egypt · Childbirth and the protection of mothers
Taweret tꜣ-wr.t
Also written Thoeris.
- God of
- Childbirth and the protection of mothers
- Recognised by
- A standing hippopotamus with a crocodile's back, lion's limbs and heavy breasts
- Chief cult centre
- Thebes
A household protector rather than a temple god, and one of the most common figures in ordinary Egyptian homes. Her composite form is made of the three most dangerous animals in Egypt, turned to guard duty.
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