Goddess Maat

Goddess Maat name

Goddess Maat
Goddess Maat was the ancient Egyptian prosopopoeia of the world-order, comprising the concepts of judge, truth and legality. She was thought to be the daughter of God Ra, the  creator  of  the  world.  The  Pharaoh was the beloved of Maat, he who lives in her through his laws. A precious venue for judicial audiences was at the shrines of the goddess, and the judges were regarded as her priests. In art, Maat is shown with an ostrich plume on her head.

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