Goddess Maat

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Maat
TitleThe goddess of Truth
Cult Center Throughout Egypt
GenderFemale
Patron - Dominion patroness of Law and Justice - cosmic order - truth - justice
Dedicated temples
Appearancewoman with wings - woman with a single white ostrich feather bound to her head

  • Wife of Thoth
  • The phrase "priest of Maat" in inscriptions can be understood as a euphemism for "judge"
  • Maat's feather symbol is weighed against the heart of the deceased in her Hall of Judgment after death,

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