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Wadjet the Cobra Goddess Spitting Fire at the Pharaoh's Enemies

🏺 Egyptian MythologyButo (Tell El Fara'in), EgyptWadjet • Ra • Horus

Wadjet, the cobra goddess of Buto, served as the primary protector of Lower Egypt and the Pharaoh's sovereignty. Often depicted as the Uraeus on the royal crown, she possessed the terrifying ability to spit fire at those who threatened the divine order. Her legend encompasses her role as a fierce guardian of the sun god Ra and the protective nurse of the infant Horus in the papyrus marshes.