Taweret (Egyptian *Tȝ-wrt*, "The Great One") was the **Egyptian protective goddess of childbirth and fertility** — **depicted as a pregnant hippopotamus standing upright on lion's feet with a crocodile on her back**. **The most popular household deity in ancient Egypt** — her amulets were worn by women across every social class to protect them through pregnancy and childbirth. Husband of Bes.
Featured throughout Egyptian household amulets and birth-house reliefs.
Taweret reduces to eight — the number of Egyptian birth-goddess.