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Wadjet
Portrayed as a cobra wearing a Red Crown of Lower Egypt, Wadjet was a symbol
of soverignty. She and vulture Nekhbet, symbols of Upper and Lower Egypt, are
the protectors of the King. Amulets of King Tutankhamun feature Wadjet and Nebket.
Wadjet was worshipped in the ancient city of Buto in the Nile Delta.

She is uraeus on the Kings forehead, ready to spit venom or strike his ememies.
One of the Pharaohs names, the nebty or "two ladies" name, refers to these
two goddesses, Wadjet and Nekhbet.
Nefertem
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Nefertem is shown as a man wearing a blue lotus flower. Nefertem was
worshiped at Buto as the son of Wadjet.
Nefertem was closely linked to the sun god through the story of the Creation
Myth of Hermopolis Magna.
Pyramid Texts refer to him as "the lotus blossom which is before the
nose of Re".
Nefertem is also called the Protector of the Two Lands.
At Memphis Nefertem was worshiped as the son of Ptah and the lioness
goddess Sekhmet, and they formed the Memphis
Triad.
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Lower Egypt Cult Centers of Egyptian
Gods
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