wadjet

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noun
  1. 1

    (Egyptian mythology) The patron goddess and namesake of the Ancient Egyptian city of Per-Wadjet, known as Buto to the Greeks. Wadjet takes the form of a cobra and is associated with the Eye of Horus.

  2. 2

    Alternative form of udjat (“the Eye of Horus”). [Synonym of Eye of Horus.]