Goddess Maat

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The goddess Maat was controlling the movement of the stars and the seasonal flooding of the Nile River, Maat also had codes of tradition and customs,

she was the goddess of the physical and moral law of Egypt (a goddess of justice

Depictions

Maat deity is depicted as a woman wearing an ostrich feather on her head, a symbol of the principles she represents.
Mayet had eight children with Thoth; one of these children was the god Amon. Together with Ammut

When the dead were judged, it is was the feather of Mayet that their hearts were weighed against. If hearts of the deceased are as "light as a feather", they were granted eternal life in the Duat