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Wosret

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Wosret, also known as Waset or Wosyet, was an Egyptian goddess whose cult was centered on Thebes in Upper Egypt. Her name was the same as the Egyptian name of the city, Waset. She was a minor goddess, but several pharaohs incorporated her name into theirs.

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When

First attested
3000 BCE
Attested period
-3000 – 2020
Historical notes
Cult peaked during the Twelfth Dynasty.

Relationships

consort of
Amun
syncretized with
Mut
co occurs with
Mut-Min, Min-Hor-Nacht, Mut-Tefnut, Khonsu-Shu, Bat, Menhit, Isis, Bastet, Pakhet, Sekhmet, Tefnut, Heqet, Hathor, Nut, Wadjet, Nekhbet, Nephthys, Neith, Satis, Anput, Hesat, Serket, Renenutet, Anuket, Imentet, Ma'at, Amunet, Ra, Min, Khonshu

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Sources

wikipedia (3)
  1. Mut
  2. Wosret
  3. Sebeg

Source passages

“Wosret, Waset, or Wosyet meaning "the powerful female one" was an Egyptian goddess whose cult was centered on Thebes in Upper Egypt and her name was the same as the Egyptian name of the city, Waset.”

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“Wosret – A goddess of Thebes”

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“Amunet and Wosret may have been Amun's consorts early in Egyptian history, but Mut, who did not appear in texts or art until the late Middle Kingdom, displaced them. However, it is possible that Mut is simply a later name for Wosret.”

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