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Hathor (hăth`ôr), in Egyptian religion, celestial goddess of love and festivity. The personification of the sky, she was represented as a star-studded cow or as a woman with the head of a cow. She was identified with many other goddesses of fertility and love, such as Aphrodite. Her name also appears as Athor.
Hathoror AthyrIn ancient Egyptian religion, the goddess of the sky, of women, and of fertility and love. Her principal animal form was a cow, and she was strongly associated with motherhood. Her worship was linked at Heliopolis with that of Re, whose wife or daughter she was said to be. In Upper Egypt she was worshiped with Horus, and in the necropolis at Thebes she was held to be the patroness of the dead. Hathor (in ancient Egyptian religion) the mother of Horus and goddess of creation Hathor cow-headed goddess of joy and love. [Egypt. Myth.: Leach, 484] See : Joy Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | the Temple of Hathor and the Great Temple of Ramesses II. Drawing upon ancient practices and spiritual methods derived from such diverse cultures as the Greeks, the Egyptians, and the Mayans, as well as her own extensive personal experience and expertise, shamanic expert Nicki Scully (who is a lineageholder in the Hermetic Tradition of Thoth, a priestess of Hathor, and founder of Shamanic Journeys Ltd. Also Hathor was one of the most popular goddesses there as she played the role of the holy mother and the wife for many of the ancient triads of deities. |
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