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Egyptian Goddess Hathor Lady of the West #2346555

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Egyptian Goddess Hathor Lady of the West #2346555
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FActs & History:
A Other Names: Het-Hert, Hetheru

Patron of: the sky, the sun, the queen, music, dance and the arts.

Appearance: A woman in queenly raiment wearing the sun disk and horns on her head.

Depictions of her as a woman with a cow's head do not occur until later periods.

Description: Hathor is a very ancient goddess, dating to predynastic times. When

dynastic rule began, as Horus was associated with the king, Hathor was with the

queen. Her name translates to "The House of Horus," and so she is associated with

the royal family. But also, as the entire world could be said to be the House of

Horus, Hathor can be seen as the mother-goddess of the whole world, similar to

Isis.

Hathor's cult is unusual; as both men and women were her priests (most deities had

clerics of the same gender as they). Many of them were artisans, musicians, and

dancers who turned their talents into creating rituals that were nothing short of

works of art. Music and dance were part of the worship of Hathor like no other

deity in Egypt. Hathor herself was the incarnation of dance, and stories were told

of how Hathor danced before Ra when he was in despair to cheer him up.

Worship: Worshipped throughout all of Egypt, her cult center was at Dendera in

Upper Egypt.
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#: 18</td>
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<tr><td>Condition:good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:circa 1900</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:USA</td></tr>

<tr><td>Height:9</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:7</td></tr>
<tr><td>Weight:10</td></tr>
<tr><td>Title:Egyptian Goddess Hathor Lady of the West</td></tr>

<tr><td>Materials:FAIENCE</td></tr>

<tr><td>Location:Huntington beach, CA USA</td></tr>
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