http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/taweret Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:17:27 -0400 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:17:27 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/556/taweret-an-untraditional-egyptian-goddess By Candace A. Reilly - They would keep the amulets in their homes which would create their living surroundings into domestic shrines. The popular household deities that represent fertility are Bes, Hathor and Taweret, and their placement in homes were prominent due to the danger pregnancy and childbirth had on women in ancient Egypt (Robins 87-90). The dead used the amulet in the tomb for the purpose of gaining one preferential notice with a particular deity and protection in the afterlife. “These objects were endowed with magic powers and that where magic is concerned mystery and obscurity of meaning only add... Mon, 01 Aug 2011 08:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/556/taweret-an-untraditional-egyptian-goddess