What is Wadjet?
[[file:Wadjet (Deity).svg|thumb|Wadjet]] '''Wadjet''' is a [[goddess]] in [[Egyptian mythology]]. She was often shown in [[art]] as a [[cobra]] and was the protector of lower [[Egypt]]. Later, she became the protector of [[king]]s. Her worship was already established by the Predynastic Period, but did change somewhat as time progressed. She began as the local goddess of Per-Wadjet (Buto) but soon became a patron goddess of Lower Egypt. ==Other websites== *[http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/wadjet.htm touregypt.net] *[http://www.philae.nu/akhet/NetjeruW.html philae.nu] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630095926/http://www.philae.nu/akhet/NetjeruW.html |date=2007-06-30 }} *[http://www.thekeep.org/~kunoichi/kunoichi/themestream/wadjet.html thekeep.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070614174514/http://www.thekeep.org/~kunoichi/kunoichi/themestream/wadjet.html |date=2007-06-14 }} *http://www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk/wadjet.html {{Ancient Egyptian religion footer}} {{religion-stub}} [[Category:Egyptian gods and goddesses]]