stackyFACTSTaweret was depicted as a heavily pregnant hippopotamus with lion paws and a crocodile tail, which sounds terrifying but was deeply comforting to expectant mothers. She was fiercely protective of women during childbirth. Amulets of this bizarre chimera were worn daily to scare off evil spirits with sheer, aggressive hippo energy.
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