She was the Celestial Cow, Goddess of Water, Creation, and Rebirth. She was shown as a cow. She was yet another Goddess associated with the annual flooding of the Nile. It is thought that Hathor absorbed most of her attributes as early as the Old Kingdom.

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Mehet Weret - The Goddess of Water, Creation, and Rebirth

Relief Mehet Weret Philae
Relief of Mehet Weret in the Philae Temple of Isis. (746k)

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