Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Anagrams | English word WADJET

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Definitions of WADJET

1. (mythology) The patron goddess and namesake of the Ancient Egyptian city of Per-Wadjet, known as Buto to the Greeks. Wadjet takes the form of a cobra and is associated with the Eye of Horus.
2. Alternative form of udjat ("the Eye of Horus").

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Examples of Using WADJET in a Sentence

• Wadjet was closely associated in ancient Egyptian religion with the Eye of Ra and the Eye of Horus symbols, each powerful protective deities.
• Aken – Aker – Akhty – Am-heh – Amun – Amunet – Ammit – Anat – Andjety – Anhur – Anput – Anubis – Anuket – Apedemak – Apep – Apis – Aqen – Arensnuphis – Ash – Astarte – Aten – Atum – Babi – Banebdjedet – Bakha – Ba-Pef – Bastet – Bat – Bata – Bennu – Bes – Dedun – Duamutef – Geb – Ha – Hapy – Hathor – Hatmehit – Hedetet – Hedjhotep – Heh – Heka – Hemen – Hemsut – Heqet – Heryshaf – Hesat – Horus – Hu – Iabet – Iah – Iat – Ihy – Imentet – Imhotep – Imset – Isis – Iunit – Iusaaset – Kebechet – Kek – Khensit – Khenti-Amentiu – Khenti-kheti – Khepri – Khnum – Khonsu – Maahes – Maat – Mafdet – Medjed – Mehen – Mehit – Menhit – Meret – Meretseger – Meskhenet – Min – Mnevis – Montu – Mut – Nebethetepet – Nebtuwi – Nefertem – Nehebkau – Neith – Nekhbet – Nemty – Neper – Nephthys – Nu – Nut – Osiris – Pakhet – Petbe – Ptah – Qebehsenuef – Qebui – Qetesh – Ra – Raet-Tawy – Rem – Renenutet – Renpet – Repyt – Resheph – Sah – Shai – Satet – Seker – Sekhmet – Serapis – Serket – Seshat – Shed – Shezmu – Set – Shu – Sia – Sobek – Sopdet – Sopdu – Tatenen – Taweret – Tayt – Tefnut – Tenenet – Thoth – Tjenenyet – Tutu – Unut – Wadjet – Wadj-wer – Weneg – Wepset – Wepwawet – Werethekau – Wosret.
• The pharaohs wore the uraeus as a head ornament: either with the body of Wadjet atop the head, or as a crown encircling the head; this indicated Wadjet's protection and reinforced the pharaoh's claim over the land.
• Gods mentioned on the tomb walls include Isis, Osiris, Anubis, Hathor, Neith, Serket, Ma'at, Wadjet, Nekhbet, Amunet, Ra, Nephthys, Khepri, Amun, and Horus.
• The symbol sometimes used for the White Crown was the vulture goddess Nekhbet shown next to the head of the cobra goddess Wadjet, the uraeus on the Pschent.
• This name placed the king under the protection of two female deities, Nekhbet and Wadjet The last two names of the king, the prenomen and the nomen, were generally depicted within the circular, roped cartouche of the king (eventually the cartouche would contain all royal names, including the queen and the royal children) and were known as the Throne name and the Son of Re name.
• The area is characterized by several artifacts, some dating back to the Predynastic period, such as the Wadjet Temple, Horus Statue, and the double statue of the goddess Sekhmet and King Ramesses II, among many other artifacts.
• At first she transformed into Ammut but Abdel said she was supposed to shape-shift into a fire-breathing cobra like the goddess Wadjet.
• The most common funerary amulets were the heart scarab, Wadjet Eye, Djed Pillar amulet, Wadj amulet, Tyet amulet, and the Golden-vulture collar, (for goddess Mut).
• The most common funerary amulets were the heart scarab, Wadjet Eye, Djed Pillar amulet, Wadj amulet, Tyet amulet, and the Golden-vulture collar, (for goddess Mut).
• He was strong of voice of the king, great one of the tens of the mansion of lifer and keeper of the secrets of the sekheru hall, inspector of the custodians of the ornaments of the Wadjet phyle and inspector of the Estate, seat of the goddess Harmehit.

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