Maat

Order of the Universe

The word, Maat translates "that which is straight" and implies anything that is true, ordered, or balanced.
 
She is the wife of Thoth.

Together with Thoth,
they chart the daily course of the sun god Ra.
She is sometimes called
the 'eye of Ra' or the 'daughter of Ra'.

Maát represents ethical principles embracing
the values of truth, justice, harmony, balance, cosmological order, reciprocity and propriety.

She is usually depicted wearing an ostrich feather on her head,
a symbol of the principles she represents.

She controls the movement of the stars and the seasonal flooding of the Nile River.
For all Egyptians to live in a happy, prosperous and peaceful environment,
they had to live within the order established by Maát.
The pharaoh, as absolute ruler, was the individual most responsible to manifest in life,
through all his actions, the entire concept of Maát.
Deviation from the tenets of Maát could prove disastrous for the pharaoh.

The word, Maat translates "that which is straight." it implies anything that is true, ordered, or balanced. She was the female counterpart of Thoth. We know she is a very ancient goddess because we find her in the boat of Ra as it rose above the waters of the abyss of Nu on the first day. Together with Thoth, they charted the daily course of the sun god Ra. She is sometimes called the 'Eye of Ra' or the 'Daughter of Ra'.