WOSRET
Posted: 14 Mar 2019 20:45
WOSRET, WASRET, or WOSYET meaning the powerful, was as Egytian goddesss with a cult centre at Thebes
in Upper Egypt.
She was initially a localised guardian deity, whose cult rose widely to prominence during the stable twelfth
dynasty when three pharaohs were named as her son's; for example, Senwosret (also spelled as Senusret),
the man (son) of Wosret.
She rarely depicted, and no temples to her have been identified.
One example of a depiction of Wosret is on the stela shown to the right where she is the figure below.
When she was depicted, it was wearing a tall crown with the Was sceptre, which was related to her name,
upon her head and carrying other weapon such as spears as well as a bow and arrows.
Wosret was later superseded by Mut and became as aspect of Hathor. She was also indentified with the protection
of the deity Horus, Isis so , when he was young.
She was Amun's first wife and was replaced by Mut, although it is possible that Mut is simply a later name for
Wosret.
On the stela above AMUN is despicted to the left.
in Upper Egypt.
She was initially a localised guardian deity, whose cult rose widely to prominence during the stable twelfth
dynasty when three pharaohs were named as her son's; for example, Senwosret (also spelled as Senusret),
the man (son) of Wosret.
She rarely depicted, and no temples to her have been identified.
One example of a depiction of Wosret is on the stela shown to the right where she is the figure below.
When she was depicted, it was wearing a tall crown with the Was sceptre, which was related to her name,
upon her head and carrying other weapon such as spears as well as a bow and arrows.
Wosret was later superseded by Mut and became as aspect of Hathor. She was also indentified with the protection
of the deity Horus, Isis so , when he was young.
She was Amun's first wife and was replaced by Mut, although it is possible that Mut is simply a later name for
Wosret.
On the stela above AMUN is despicted to the left.