TheEyeofHorusisanancientEgyptian

　　symbolofprotection,royalpowerandgoodhealth.Theeyeispersonifiedin

　　thegoddessWadjet'.

　　ThenameWadjetisderivedfrom

　　"wadj"meaning"green",hence"thegreenone",

　　andwasknowntotheGreeksandRomansas"uraeus"fromtheEgyptian

　　"iaret"meaning"risenone".Wadjetwasoneoftheearliest

　　ofEgyptiandeitieswholaterbecameassociatedwithothergoddessessuchas

　　Bast,Sekhmet,Mut,andHathor.ShewasthetutelarydeityofLowerEgyptand

　　themajorDeltashrinethe"per-nu"wasunderherprotection.Hathor

　　isalsodepictedwiththiseye.

　　Funeraryamuletswereoftenmadeinthe

　　shapeoftheEyeofHorus.TheWadjetorEyeofHorusis"thecentral

　　element"ofseven"gold,faience,carnelianandlapislazuli"

　　braceletsfoundonthemummyofShoshenqII.TheWedjat"wasintendedto

　　protectthepharaoh[here]intheafterlife"andtowardoffevil.Ancient

　　EgyptianandNearEasternsailorswouldfrequentlypaintthesymbolonthebow

　　oftheirvesseltoensuresafeseatravel.