Wadjet
Culture & Region
Ancient Egypt
Time Period
c. 3100 BCE onwards (Early Dynastic)
Domains
ProtectionLower Egyptroyaltycobras
Symbols & Animals
Cobra (uraeus)papyrusred crown
Sacred Sites & Cult Centers
- Buto (Per-Wadjet)
Key Myths & Stories
Protects pharaoh on crown; nurses Horus; burned enemies with fire
Related Deities
Paired with Nekhbet (Upper Egypt vulture)