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Hathor |
This goddess is represented in three different
ways: as a woman holding a menit necklace and wearing a crown
consisting of a cow's horns and a sun disk; as a woman with cow ears; and
as a cow. She is the daughter of Re and
the consort of Horus, the falcon-god of
the heavens. She is also regarded as the mother of each reigning king (as
is the goddess Isis).
Hathor
has two aspects to her personality: her vengeful side took on the leonine
form of the goddess Sekhmet and tried to
destroy humanity following the rebellion in the creation myth; and her
bovine form is associated with sexuality, joy and music.
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Date created: January 9, 1998Last updated: November 28, 2006
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