Taweret Responsible For * Fertility * Birth * Underworld * Vengeance

Taweret

Also Known As: Taueret, Tuat, Tuart Responsible For Fertility Birth Underworld Vengeance Totemic Form Hippopotamus About Her Cult Cult Center: No temples dedicated specifically to Taweret have been found. Legends In childbirth, Taweret suckled and protected the newborn. In the underworld, she carried the deceased toward a new destiny.
Name in Hieroglyphics Taweret's name means, "The Great One".
Depicting Taweret In art, Taweret appeared as a hippopotamus standing on her hind legs with pendulous breasts, sometimes with the back of a crocodile and the feet of a lion. In her role as an avenging deity, Taweret had the head of a lion and the body of a hippopotamus, brandishing a dagger, and sometimes carrying a crocodile on her shoulders. Taweret was often portrayed with one hand resting on the sa symbol, which represented protection.
If doing a theatrical portrayal of Taweret, these elements may be useful in building the character: Wear a cape painted with a large image of a crocodile. Place a platform resembling the sa symbol on stage. Wear a sun disk headdress. Wear a hippopotamus mask. Carry an ankh. Pad the abdomen as if pregnant.