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Day 28 of Inktober: Hippopotamus goddess Taweret. Her name literally means ‘she who is great’. 

Taweret was a protector of fertility and childbirth. She was worshipped throughout Egyptian history, and hippopotamus amulets have already been found from the predynastic period around 5000 years ago.

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