Nov 29, 2022 · Hathor was the cow-headed Egyptian goddess of love, marriage and motherhood. Like most long-worshiped deities she performed numerous mythological roles, including massacring the enemies of Ra, healing Horus, and nourishing the dead in the afterlife.

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Dec 8, 2022 · Isis was usually depicted in human form, and could sometimes be seen carrying a sistrum (an ancient percussion instrument). The myths and imagery surrounding Isis and another goddess, Hathor, were sometimes conflated. Isis would, at times, bear the cow horns and solar disk more commonly associated with Hathor.

Nov 29, 2022 · Horus of Behdebt was the husband of Hathor and father of Horus, Uniter-of-the-Two-Lands (also known as Horus Sematawy or Harsomtus) and Ihy. Horus the Younger. Horus the Younger came to prominence after the rise of the Osirian mythology. The son of Isis and Osiris, he first appeared in the Pyramid Texts during the 6th Dynasty (c. 2345-2181 BCE).

Nov 29, 2022 · Bastet was a significant deity from a very early period in Egyptian history. At the Valley Temple of Khafre at Giza (c. 2570 BCE), she and Hathor were the only gods whose names were recorded. Initially worshipped as a fierce lioness goddess, Bastet eventually became better known for her gentler aspects.

Nov 29, 2022 · Anubis was the jackal-headed Egyptian god of mummification. Originally the powerful son of Ra and god of the dead, as other deities rose in prominence he became the escort of the newly deceased into the afterlife.

Apr 7, 2023 · From the earliest periods of Greek history, Hera was associated with cattle—hence her Homeric epithet “cow-eyed” (see below). In this way, Hera is comparable to the Egyptian Hathor, a cow-faced goddess of motherhood. Hera was also associated from early on with the cuckoo bird, as it was said that Zeus had seduced her in the form of a cuckoo.

Nov 29, 2022 · An ibis-headed Thoth can be seen on the ceiling at the Temple of Hathor in the Dendera Temple complex. He appears to the right of a waxing and waning moon, which features the Eye of Horus. TerryJLawrence / iStock. The moon accepted the bet (no one said the moon was good at gambling) and ultimately gave Thoth 1/70th of her illumination.

Nov 29, 2022 · Osiris was the powerful Egyptian god of the underworld who passed judgement on the dead. Assassinated by his younger brother Set, his wife Isis had to recover his body not once, but twice, and in pieces.

Nov 29, 2022 · Hatshepsut’s birth was supported by a host of gods and goddesses, including Meskhent (goddess of births), Bes (protector of new mothers), Heget (a form of Hathor associated with fertility), and Khnum and went easily. After Hatshepsut was born, Hathor brought her to Amun so he could look upon her.