- Wosret
Wosret, Wasret, or Wosyet meaning "the powerful" was an Egyptian goddess with a cult centre at Thebes. She was initially a localised guardian goddess, whose cult arose widely during the stable twelfth dynasty when three pharaohs were named as her sons: Senwosret - "the man (son) of Wosret", also spelled as Senusret. She was rarely depicted and no temples for her have been identified.
When she was depicted, it was wearing a tall crown with the
Was scepter upon her head, which was related to her name, and carrying other weapons such as a spear and a bow and arrows. Thehieroglyph for the Was is displayed to the right.The scepter upon her head was a symbol of power and dominion thought to be derived from cattle herding cultures that arose in Egypt during 8,000 B.C. [http://www.nemo.nu/ibisportal/0egyptintro/1egypt/index.htm] The staff may have depicted the penis bone of her son, the bull.
She later was superseded by
Mut and became an aspect ofHathor . She also was identified with the protection of the godHorus when he was young. Some scholars identify her as an early counterpart to the godAmun , who was later superseded byMut .References
Michael Jordon, Encyclopedia of Gods, Kyle Cathie Limited, 2002
ee also
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Amunet
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