Ancient Egyptian deities: Waset

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Waset

also Weset, Wast, Uaset

Waset, Thutmose III, Amen

Goddess of the nome of Thebes. One of the tutelary goddesses of the city of Thebes, the other being Ipet in charge of the Temple at Luxor. Waset merged with Montu originally the god of Hermontis.

Top of the stela of Khefethernebes
From left to right: Waset, Menkheperre (Thutmose III), Maatkare (Hatshepsut), Amen
Source: V. Easy

While the goddess Waset is well known, her male counterpart Was is obscure and recorded only in the 25th dynasty inscription of Mentemhet:

I fashioned individual vessels. I equiped Wes and Weset, Victorious Thebes, Mistress of Might, as an emanation /////
J. H. Breasted, Ancient Records of Egypt, Part Four, § 912

Waset is recognized by her headdress, consisting of a was-sceptre and a feather, the hieroglyph of the fourth Upper Egyptian nome.