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5 unusual facts about Hathor


Goddess of the West

Hathor, the "Mistress of the West", in Egyptian mythology

Hathor

Since Ra's earthly manifestation was the Mnevis bull, the three of Anubis as son, the Mnevis as father, and Hesat as mother, were identified as a family triad, and worshipped as such.

Month of Hathor

The name of the month comes from Hathor, the Ancient Egyptian Goddess of Beauty and Love.

Qen

In TT4 Nefertari is said to be Qen's dear and always favorite sister, Lady of the house and favored one of Hathor.

Suanne Braun

She has appeared in a number of American television shows and theatre productions Just Shoot Me, Prowler, FX-the series and the sci fi series Stargate SG-1 in which Braun played goddess Hathor.


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Ancient Egyptian cattle

Ancient Egyptian cattle came to be considered so important that many Egyptian gods were considered to have the form of cattle, notable deities being Hathor, Ptah (as the Apis Bull), Menthu (as the Bukha bull), and Atum-Ra (as the Mnevis Bull).

Egypt Exploration Society

Their discoveries include the discovery of a shrine for the god Hathor, a statue of a cow from Deir el-Bahri, the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the sculpted model of Nefertiti from Amarna.

Goddess of the West

Imentet, the "Goddess of the West" in Egyptian mythology, who may have simply been an attribute of Hathor or Isis

Sistrum

The rhythmical shaking of the sistrum, like the tambourine, is associated with religious or ecstatic events, whether shaken as a sacred rattle in the worship of Hathor of ancient Egypt, or, in the strident jangling of the tambourine in modern-day Evangelism, in Gypsy song and dance, on stage at a rock concert, or to heighten a large-scale orchestral tutti.

TT308

It is the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian Kemsit, who was King's Beloved Wife, King's Ornament, King's Sole Ornament, Priestess of Hathor during the reign of Mentuhotep II, in the 11th dynasty.


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