On this page you'll find 4 example sentences with Wadjet. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Wadjet in a sentence
Wadjet meaning
The patron goddess and namesake of the Ancient Egyptian city of Per-Wadjet, known as Buto to the Greeks. Wadjet takes the form of a cobra and is associated with the Eye of Horus.
Using Wadjet
- The main meaning on this page is: The patron goddess and namesake of the Ancient Egyptian city of Per-Wadjet, known as Buto to the Greeks. Wadjet takes the form of a cobra and is associated with the Eye of Horus.
- In the example corpus, wadjet often appears in combinations such as: goddess wadjet.
Context around Wadjet
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Wadjet
- In this selection, "wadjet" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, goddess, cobra, may and standing stand out and add context to how "wadjet" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include oracle of wadjet may have and snake goddess wadjet. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "wadjet" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with wadjet
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The oracle of Wadjet may have been the source for the oracular tradition which spread from Egypt to Greece. (19 words)
The title is preceded by the vulture (Nekhbet) and the cobra (Wadjet) standing on a basket (the neb sign). (19 words)
The secret of Crete (1987:134) The Egyptian snake goddess Wadjet was associated with the city known to the Greeks as Aphroditopolis (the city of Aphrodite). (26 words)
One of only a handful of figures from Egypt’s Old Kingdom in the UK, the statue depicts the priest Mehernefer of the vulture goddess Nekhbet seated next to his standing son, who bore the same name and was the priest of the snake goddess Wadjet. (46 words)
The secret of Crete (1987:134) The Egyptian snake goddess Wadjet was associated with the city known to the Greeks as Aphroditopolis (the city of Aphrodite). (26 words)
The oracle of Wadjet may have been the source for the oracular tradition which spread from Egypt to Greece. (19 words)
Example sentences (4)
One of only a handful of figures from Egypt’s Old Kingdom in the UK, the statue depicts the priest Mehernefer of the vulture goddess Nekhbet seated next to his standing son, who bore the same name and was the priest of the snake goddess Wadjet.
The oracle of Wadjet may have been the source for the oracular tradition which spread from Egypt to Greece.
The secret of Crete (1987:134) The Egyptian snake goddess Wadjet was associated with the city known to the Greeks as Aphroditopolis (the city of Aphrodite).
The title is preceded by the vulture (Nekhbet) and the cobra (Wadjet) standing on a basket (the neb sign).
Common combinations with wadjet
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: