Wosret

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Wosret
Image of Wosret with a staff and a was-scepter on her head.
Image of Wosret with a staff and a was-scepter on her head.
Major cult centerThebes
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SpouseAmun

Wosret, Waset, or Wosyet meaning "the powerful female one" was an

Senwosret, or Senusret, means "man of Wosret".[1]

Wosret was rarely depicted, and no

Was "power" sceptre (which was related to her name) upon her head and carrying other weapons such as spears and a bow and arrows.[1]

She was Amun's first wife (John Ray calls her "the theological equivalent of the girl next door"), and was replaced by Mut, although it is possible that Mut is simply a later name for Wosret.[2]

See also

References

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  2. ^ Ray, John Reflections of Osiris: lives from ancient Egypt p.28 [1]

Media

Wosret (right) depicted on a stela of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
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