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 | | As a protector, she was often shown with one arm resting on the sa symbol, which symbolized protection, and on occasion carried an ankh, the symbol of life, or a knife, which would be used to threaten evil spirits. |
 | | As such a protector, Tawaret was also given titles reflecting a more positive nature, including Opet (also spelt Ipet, Apet, and Ipy), meaning harem, and Reret (also spelt Rert, Reret, Rerit, and Rertu), roughly meaning sow. |
 | | Putting emphasis on the more getting pregnant aspect of Tawaret's protection, her cult centre at Thebes predominantly referred to her as Opet, wheras her cult at Karnak preferred the more motherly side, and so predominantly used the title Reret. |
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