Taweret

The statue is named Taweret, the Egyptian god of fertility and life.

It appears in the remains of the statue of Taweret and kills five people.

In most subsequent depictions, Taweret was depicted with features of a visibly pregnant woman.

Bes and Taweret also feature in amuletic jewellery.

Khawy's wife was named Taweret, and they had a son named Huy.

Khawy and his wife Taweret appear before Osiris.

Like the hippopotamus god Taweret, Bes was the protector of women in childbirth.

Some people also call Tawaret, Taweret.

She is depicted shaking two sistra before Taweret, Thoth and Nut.

Consequently, Taweret became seen, very early in Egyptian history, as a deity of protection in pregnancy and childbirth.

If you're Caesar, then I'm Taweret, the hippopotamus goddess!"

Like the dwarf god Bes, Taweret:

In a lower register Khawy and Taweret are shown adoring Amun-Re.

Therefore Sobek, Taweret and Anubis are malign gods.

In addition, painted on the ceiling was "an ancient Egyptian astronomical chart which refers to the stars and planets, time, and the goddess Taweret."

The protective deities Bes and Taweret originally had minor, demon-like roles, but over time they came to be credited with great influence.

Many of the important popular deities, such as the fertility goddess Taweret and the household protector Bes, had no temples of their own.

Supernatural 'fighters, such as the lion-dwarf Bes and the hippopotamus goddess Taweret, were represented on furniture and household items.

Ultimately, although only a household deity, since she was still considered the consort of Apep, Taweret was seen as one who protected against evil by restraining it.

Women had particular devotion towards Hathor, Taweret, and Bes in pregnancy, turning to Renenutet and Meretseger for food and safety.

A stela depicting a solar barque with Amun seated in a solar disc shows Khawy and his wife Taweret kneeling and adoring the gods.

A scene depicts Ramesses II, Queen Isetnofret with sistra before Taweret (as a hippopotamus), Thoth and Nut.

Taweret became a goddess in Minoan Crete, and Amun's oracle at Siwa Oasis was known to and consulted by people across the Mediterranean region.

While there is a temple of Opet at Karnak, dating to the Late Period and Ptolemaic era, "it was the cult of Taweret that gained particular importance over time."

On a lintel Khawy and Taweret are shown adoring Osiris and Meretseger on the left, and Horus and Isis on the right.