Who was the pharho or king/queen of egypt who had a snake on his crown thingy?

Question

cuz my boyfriend got me a statue with a girl with a snake on her crown or w/e

Answer 1

Me

Answer 2

RORY EMERALD

Answer 3

Its a cobra, which all Egyptian pharaohs wore on their crown. It's called the Uraeus from the Egyptian term meaning "rearing cobra". It is the stylized, upright form of an Egyptian spitting cobra, used as a symbol of sovereignty, royalty, deity, and divine authority in ancient Egypt.

The Uraeus is a symbol for the goddess Wadjet, one of the earliest of Egyptian deities, who often was depicted as a cobra. She became the patroness of the Nile Delta and the protector of all of Lower Egypt, so her image was worn by the pharaohs as a head ornament, first as the body of Wadjet atop the head or as a crown encircling the head, always remaining in effect part of their crown, indicating her protection and as a claim over the land. The pharaoh was recognized only by wearing the uraeus, which conveyed legitimacy to the ruler.

Later, the pharaohs were seen as a manifestation of the sun-god Re, and so it also was believed that the Uraeus protected them by spitting fire on their enemies from the fiery eye of the goddess.

Answer 4

All pharaohs wore that symbol.The vulture represents South Egypt,while the cobra represents North Egypt.The vulture represents the goddess, Nekhabet, and the cobra  represents the goddess Wadjet. Nekhabet "was the patron of Upper Egypt, appearing as one of the 'Two ladies' in the Nebty name of the pharaoh (with her counterpart Wadjet. She was often called "Hedjet" (White Crown) in reference to the crown of Upper Egypt and regularly appears as a heraldic device representing Upper Egypt. She was also a protector of royal children and, in later periods, of all young children and expectant mothers."

Wadjet,her sister(remember that the two represent Upper and Lower Egypt,so together they are a united Egypt),"was the daughter of Atum (or later Ra) who was sent her as his "eye" to find Tefnut and Shu when they were lost in the waters of Nun. He was so happy when they returned that he cried and created the first human beings from his tears. To reward his daughter, he placed her upon his head in the form of a cobra so that she would always be close to him and could act as his protector.

She was one of the goddesses given the title "Eye of Ra" (connecting her to Bast, Hathor, Sekhment and Tefnut amongst others). In fact the symbol of the "Eye of Ra" was often called "the Wedjat". In this form she was sent out to avenge her father and almost caused the destruction of mankind. Humanity was saved when she was tricked with some beer which had been dyed red with pomegranate juice to resemble blood.

There is also a suggestion that she was very closely linked to the principle of Ma´at (justice or balance). Before being crowned as king, Geb attacked and raped his mother Tefnut. When he went to take his place as pharaoh and put the Royal Ureas on his own forehead, the snake reared up and attacked the god and his followers. All of Geb´s retinue died and the god himself was badly injured. Clearly, his actions were against Ma´at and Wadjet was not prepared to allow him to go unpunished.

Wadjet is often described as an agressive deity while while her sister Nekhbet was thought of as a more matronly protector. However, she also had her gentler side. Wadjet was believed to have helped Isis nurse the young Horus and to help mother and baby hide from Set in the marshes of the delta. She was also considered to offer protection to all women during childbirth.

She (and her sister) also protected the adult Horus from the followers of Set. Horus pursued them in the form of a winged sun disc and Nekhbet and Wadjet flanked him in the form of crowned snakes. This protection was also extended towards the pharaoh who wore the "Royal Ureas" (serpent) on his (or her) forehead. From the Eighteenth Dynasty the queens also added one or two snakes to their headdresses representing Wadjet and her sister." from

http://www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk

Answer 5

Cleopatra was the best known and most powerful of all Egyptian queens "Queen of the Nile" was her title. More than likely the statue is a representation of her. Check out the 1963 movie Cleopatra with Liz Taylor and Richard Burton for her life story.

Answer 6

All the pharaos wore the cobra on their crown.

More information to identify which one.

If it's a queen, it's probably either Cleopatra, or Nefertiti.  Both were considered the epitome of beauty for their times, so maybe he's telling you he thinks you're beautiful.  Sounds good, anyway.