ancient egyptian god tavorit

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Let me share with you a set of pictures of the ancient Egyptian Tavorit god.Tavorit is the hippopotamus goddess in ancient Egyptian mythology. She was the protector of pregnant women during the Old Kingdom and could bless pregnant women and newborns.She is an upright female hippopotamus.It has the head of a hippopotamus, the feet of a lion, the back and tail of a crocodile.The hippopotamus' fat body led the ancient Egyptians to associate it with fertility.

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