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| | Wadjet - Egyptian Mythology - Cobra Goddess of Protection |
 | | In Egyptian mythology, Wadjet (also spelt Wadjit, and, in greek, Udjo, Uto, Edjo, an Buto) was originally the local goddess of the city of the same name, Per-Wadjet, named after her, and known as Buto to the Greeks. |
 | | Eventually, she became the patron goddess of the whole of Lower Egypt, and since she was linked to the land, she was thought of as the wife of Hapy, the god of the Nile, which flowed through it. |
 | | As a cobra, she was depicted as such, and became confused with Renenutet, with whom her identity eventually merged. |
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