THE HIPPO:The word hippopotamus is actually a Greek word meaning "river horse". The Egyptian goddess Amenti was sometimes portrayed as a hippo, while the goddess of birth, Ta-Urt, was shown as an actual hippo standing on its back legs. The hippo represented the Goddess in the water as a cow did on land. A red hippo represented the evil god Set. The Greeks and Romans knew the hippo as the beast of the Nile. SuperstitionsHippos will overturn boats and eat humans.They will attack humans if they are wounded or attacked themselves, but hippos only bite humans. They don't eat them. Magickal AttributesPregnancy or birth of new ideas.Righteous anger when threatened, cheated, or taken advantage of. Seeking new ideas. Justice Mother-fury when necessary. Protection of yourself, children, family, pets. ChantRiver-Horse, arise in anger.Children are threatened! Great Ta-Urt, the little ones are crying. They are afraid! Cruel humans stalk and hurt them. Avenge them, Ta-Urt! All the helpless seek your aid. Protect them, great Ta-Urt! |