Wadjet the cobra goddess manifests as the Eye of Ra in her role as royal protector, rearing from the pharaoh's brow as the uraeus to spit fire at enemies of the throne.
Nekhbet and Wadjet, the Two Ladies, spread their wings over every pharaoh as the living Horus — the vulture of Upper Egypt and the cobra of Lower Egypt flanking the royal brow, shielding the king from all who would harm him.
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