Egyptian · No. 059
Protector Hippo-Mother
Inspired by: Taweret, the hippopotamus goddess who protected childbirth, fertility and babies.
She frightens demons so children can sleep.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Category
- Monster
- ATK
- 2200
- DEF
- 2400
- Level
- 7
- Type
- Deity
- Element
- Water
- Constellations
- Moon · Leviathan
The myth
The Protector Hippo-Mother is the MYTHENOR echo of Taweret, a benevolent goddess of fertility and childbirth, also tied to the nursing of infants. She was shown standing, with a hippopotamus head, sometimes with a woman's breasts, a crocodile's tail and a lion's claws. The mix of dangerous animals was not a threat: it was fierce protection against the evil that lurked around mothers and children. Amulets and household objects bearing her image were common. Her household cult stood close to that of the dwarf god Bes, another protector of childbirth.
Why it has this power
A rare level 7 Deity of Water with 2200 ATK and 2400 DEF: more shield than attack, like a protective mother. Obtained only by fusion: Papyrus-Marsh Hippo plus any Deity. Moon beats Wisp and Leviathan, the monster of the waters, beats Fox.
Did you know
The image of Bes, the dwarf god who protected childbirth, was placed outside birth houses to ward off evil.
Connections
- Born from the fusion of: Papyrus-Marsh Hippo + Deity
Where to get it
- Campaign drop: Merytamun, the Last Sentinel (The Obsidian Necropolis) — grade S: 16% · grade A: 16% · grade B: 16% · grade C: 16% · grade D: 10%
- Born from the fusion of: Papyrus-Marsh Hippo + Deity
Sources
- Taurt — Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Egyptian Gods - The Complete List — Joshua J. Mark (World History Encyclopedia)
- Bes — Joshua J. Mark (World History Encyclopedia)