Wadj-wer

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Wadj-wer is an Egyptian god of fertility whose name means the "Great Blue-Green". Sometimes depicted in androgynous form, he is a personification of the Mediterranean Sea or of the major lakes of the Nile delta. He is depicted as carrying the ankh and a loaf. Wadj-wer is often depicted as being pregnant and is associated with the richness of the waters of the Nile delta.

References

  • Encyclopedia of Gods, Kyle Cathie Limited, 2002
  • James P. Allen (2010). Middle Egyptian: An introduction to the language and culture of hieroglyphics (2nd ed., revised). New York: Cambridge.

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