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Wosret






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Wosret
Image of Wosret with a staff and a was-scepter on her head.
Image of Wosret with a staff and a was-scepter on her head.
Major cult centerThebes
Genealogy
SpouseAmun

Wosret, Waset, or Wosyet meaning "the powerful female one" was an Egyptian goddess whose cult was centered on ThebesinUpper Egypt and her name was the same as the Egyptian name of the city, Waset. She was a minor goddess, but three pharaohs during the Twelfth Dynasty incorporated her name into theirs: Senwosret, or Senusret, means "man of Wosret".[1]

Wosret was rarely depicted, and no temples to her have been identified. When she was depicted, it was wearing a tall crown with the Was "power" sceptre (which was related to her name) upon her head and carrying other weapons such as spears and a bow and arrows.[1]

She was Amun's first wife (John Ray calls her "the theological equivalent of the girl next door"), and was replaced by Mut, although it is possible that Mut is simply a later name for Wosret.[2]

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  1. ^ a b Richard H. Wilkinson (2003). The complete gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt. Internet Archive. Thames & Hudson. p. 169. ISBN 978-0-500-05120-7.
  • ^ Ray, John Reflections of Osiris: lives from ancient Egypt p.28 [1]
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    Wosret (right) depicted on a stela of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III

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