Origin: Egypt
History: Wadjet was considered the Mistress of Lower Egypt. She and her sister, Nekhebet are considered guard tombs. She held a fiery breathe by which she destroyed all her foes. She rose on the sun using her tail, so it is told.
Symbolism: Her symbol is one of ruler ship, and it appears on the crown of Pharohs.
Physical Description: She is seen in art as a cobra-serpent creature. She has extended wings and is undoubtly female.
Type/Species: Serpent
Origin: Oceanic Mythology
History: An ordinary woman bore a snake as a child, and she quickly hid this child from her father in order to save her. Unfortunately, Walutahanga's father discovered her and cut her into eight pieces; however, after eight days of rain, her eight pieces joined together and she was again whole.
She began to journey, and soon she resorted to eating people, which resulted in her being cut into eight pieces again by the members of the village she was threatening. Afterwards, the people all cooked and ate her, save for one woman and her child who refused. The eight pieces of Walutahanga's bones were then cast into the sea. Again, after eight showers of rain, she became whole.
In retaliation, she summoned eight huge waves and sent them to crush the village, sparing only the two people who did not feast upon her flesh. For the two survivors, she made them foods, such as yams, and left. Although she was a creature that struck fear into some, she became a sort of gaurdian spirit.
Symbolism: Walutahanga can be symbolic of many things; perhaps she is a symbol of children lost due to being outcast by parents for some reason. She also represents vengeance and, in some lights, a guardian spirit.
Physical Description: Her description is simple: she was a large snake-like serpent.
- Wadjet, Goddess of Lower Egypt, Papyrus, and Protector of Pharaoh...
- Oceanic Mythology by Poignant
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