Wadjet

See also: wadjet

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian

(wꜣḏt, “Wadjet”, literally “green one”), an allusion to the skin of the cobra.

Proper noun

Wadjet

(Egyptian 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.

Alternative forms

Wadjit

Translations

The patron goddess and namesake of the Ancient Egyptian city of Per-Wadjet.

Egyptian:

(wꜣḏt f)
Esperanto: Uaĝet
French: Ouadjet (fr)
Greek:
Ancient: Βουτώ f (Boutṓ)
Japanese: ウアジェト (Uajeto)
Portuguese: Uadjet

See also

Wikipedia article on the Eye of Horus

Anagrams

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