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In Egyptian mythology, Tawaret (also spelt Taurt, Tuat, Taueret, Tuart, Ta-weret, Taweret, and Taueret, and in Greek, Thoeris and Toeris) was originally the demon-wife of Apep, the original god of evil. Since Apep was viewed as residing below the horizon, and only present at night, evil during the day was envisaged as being a result of Tawaret's malificence. As the counterpart of Apep, who was always below the horizon, Tawaret was seen as being the northern sky, the constellation roughly covering the area of present-day Draco, which always lies above the horizon. Thus Tawaret was known as mistress of the horizon, and was depicted as such on the ceiling of the tomb of Seti I in the Valley of the Kings.
In art, Tawaret was depicted as a composite of all the things the Egyptians feared, the major part of her being hippopotamus, since this is what the constellation most resembled, with the arms and legs of a lioness, and with the back of a crocodile. On occasion, later, rather than having a crocodile back, she was seen as having a separate crocodile resting on her back, which was thus interpreted as Sobek, the crocodile-god, and said to be her consort.
Early during the Old Kingdom, the Egyptians came to see female hippopotamuses as less aggressive than the males, and began to view their aggression as one of protecting their young, particularly since it is the males that are territorially aggressive. Consequently, Tawaret became seen, very early in Egyptian history, as a deity of protection in pregnancy and childbirth, and pregnant women wore amulets with her name or likeness to protect their pregnancies. Her image could also be found on knives made from hippopotamus ivory, which would be used as wands in rituals to drive evil spirits away from mothers and children.
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Curso de Especialização em Gestão Tributária & Contabilidade - 09/03/10 a 06/07/10 - http://www.apet.org.br/GestaoTributaria/
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Curso de Especialização em Gestão Tributária & Contabilidade - 09/03/10 a 06/07/10 - http://www.apet.org.br/GestaoTributaria/
Gapapa di add 2kali, biar apet. RT @monokromedia: @risa_saraswati eeeehh hanas di-add deui
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Gapapa di add 2kali, biar apet. RT @monokromedia: @risa_saraswati eeeehh hanas di-add deui
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Curso de Extensão em Contabilidade Tributária para Advogados - 18/01/10 a 02/02/10 - http://www.apet.org.br/contabilidade/
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Curso de Extensão em Contabilidade Tributária para Advogados - 18/01/10 a 02/02/10 - http://www.apet.org.br/contabilidade/
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