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In Egyptian mythology, Hathor ("the house of Horus") was an extremely popular fertility goddess, associated with the cow. Her name refers to her position as the celestial cow which encircles the sky and hawk god, Horus. She was also a goddess of royalty. Her cult was centered in Dendera and was led by priests who were also dancers, singers or other artists, for she was a goddess of art as well. Her priests were also oracles and midwives. She was the mother of Ihy and of Horus. Some academics have suggested a sacred marriage between Hathor and Horus as part of the annual festival at Luxor.In earlier Egyptian mythology, Hathor was portrayed as a cow with a stylized sun between her horns, or a woman wearing a headdress with horns, the stylized sun and sometimes a uraeus. One of the myths of Hathor sees her as the wandering eye of Amun, which he replaced, when Hathor returned he made her into his uraeus. In addition to the cow, Hathor was associated with falcons, cobras, lionThe Lion Panthera leo is a mammal of the family Felidae. The male lion, who is easily recognized by his mane, may weigh up to 250 kg (550 lb). Females are much smaller, weighing up to only 180 kg (400 lb). In the wild lions live for around 10 14 years, whesses and hippopotamiThe Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius is a large, plant-eating African mammal, one of only two living and three (or four) recently extinct species in the family Hippopotamidae. Hippopotamuses ('hippopotami' is also accepted as a plural form by the OED),.
She was associated with the menat , the sistrumA sistrum is a musical instrument of the percussion family, chiefly associated with ancient Egypt. It consists of a handle and a U-shaped metal frame, made of brass or bronze and between 10 and 30 cm in width. When shaken the small rings or loops of thin (a type of rattle), and mirrors, as well as the goddess SekhmetIn Egyptian mythology, Sekhmet ("the powerful one") was a war and disease goddess. The center of her cult was in Memphis. Her husband was Ptah (later, as Ptah-Seker) and their son, Nefertem. Ra, the sun god, sent Sekhmet (herein a possible malevolent aspe, BataIn Egyptian mythology, Bata is the goddess of fertility and cows, her sacred animal. She was strongly associated with Hathor and Nephthys, who may been a different manifestation of her. Alternative: Bat Bata is also a term for Irish stick fighting Bat dru and BastetIn Egyptian mythology, Bastet or Bast was a solar deity and a goddess of fertility and protector of pregnant women. She also has power over a solar eclipses. Bastet was represented as early as the Second Dynasty of the Old Kingdom as a woman with a feline. She was eventually identified with IsisThis article is about the goddess. For other meanings, see Isis (disambiguation Isis (Greek version; Egyptian is Aset is the goddess of motherhood and fertility in ancient Egypt. She is a life-death-rebirth deity (see Legend of Osiris and Isis), as well a.
Hathor was both the daughter and wife of RaThis article is about the Egyptian god. In Polynesian mythology (specifically: Society Islands), Ra is an alternate spelling for Roua. Ra is also a character from the film Stargate. See RA for uses of the two-letter combination RA . D10The Eye of Ra also. Hathor and Ra once argued, and she left Egypt. Ra quickly decided he missed her, but she changed into a cat that destroyed any man or god that approached. Thoth, disguised, eventually succeeded in convincing her to return.
Other names
- Athor
- Het-Hert
- Het-Heru
- Hwt-Hert
Egyptian goddesses
Fertility goddesses
Lunar goddesses
