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List of Gods : "God Wepwawet" - 3 records

Name ▲▼	Origin ▲▼	Description ▲▼
God name "Wepwawet"	Egypt	God of war and of the funerary cult Egypt
God name "Wepwawet"	Egyptian	Jackal god of war and funerary cult leader. Egyptian
Goddess name "Wepwawet"	Egypt	God of påśśage. Depicted as a jackal, Wepwawet began as a god of Upper Egypt, but his cult spread along the whole of the Nile valley. According to Pyramid Texts, he was born beneath a tamarisk tree in the sanctuary of the goddess WADJET at Buto. He is also closely linked with the falcon god HORUS. He is perceived preceding the ruler either to or from battle, or to the afterlife, when his adze is used to break open the mouth of the dead person. In a similar context he is linked to the Sun god RE when he opens the dawn sky to the deceased. As a god of påśśage, he also opens the way to the womb....

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