Hathor
Hathor, the mother and nurse, and at the same time the wife of Horos, was sometimes confounded with Isis, whom she closely resembles. Both were represented with the head of…
From: Unknown To: 1891 C.E.
Location: Egypt
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From Fire from Strange Altars by J. N. Fradenburgh, 1891.
Hathor, the mother and nurse, and at the same time the wife of Horos, was sometimes confounded with Isis, whom she closely resembles. Both were represented with the head of a cow, and both wore the same emblems upon their coif. Like Nu, she pours the waters of life from the heavenly sycamore in which she sits, for the refreshment of all those who truly thirst. It may have been the result of Greek influence that she became the goddess of beauty and love, of joy and song. She was called "mother of Ra, eye of Ra, mistress of Amenti, celestial mother, and lady of the dance and mirth." She was the golden goddess also, who was the first to greet the rising and the setting sun.
Fradenburgh, J. N. Fire from Strange Altars. Cranston & Stowe, 1891.
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