The Green One

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The Green One is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian cobra goddess Wadjet, who served as a protective deity and symbol of royal authority, especially associated with Lower Egypt and the pharaoh.

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The Green One canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf epithet
associatedWith Lower Egypt
Wadjet as protective deity
ancient Egyptian religion
cobra goddess
pharaoh
colorAssociation green
depictionContext royal iconography
describedAs epithet of the ancient Egyptian cobra goddess Wadjet
geographicAssociation Lower Egypt
Nile Delta
hasRole protective epithet
languageOfOrigin ancient Egyptian
linkedToSymbol uraeus cobra
refersTo Wadjet
relatedConcept Wadjet
surface form: Two Ladies (Wadjet and Nekhbet)
relatedTo pharaonic kingship
royal regalia
religiousCategory Egyptian protective deity epithet
religiousFunction guardian of Lower Egypt
protection of the king
symbolicRole embodiment of Lower Egyptian sovereignty
protector of the throne
symbolizes royal authority
timePeriod Pharaonic Egypt
surface form: ancient Egypt
usedAs title of Wadjet
usedIn ancient Egyptian royal ideology
veneratedBy ancient Egyptians
worshipContext cult of Wadjet

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Wadjet title The Green One