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Amaunet

An Egyptian mother goddess, called the "Hidden One".
She is the personification of the life-bringing northern wind.
She belongs to the Ogdoad of Hermopolis. Within this group of gods her consort is the god Amun.
She is referred to as 'the mother who is father' and in this capacity she needs no husband.

Amaunet was regarded as a tutelary deity of the Egyptian pharaohs and had a prominent part in their accession ceremonies.

She is portrayed as a snake or a snake-head on which the crown of Lower Egypt rests.

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