Hathor
Bovine Egyptian goddess
Hathor is an ancient Egyptian goddess associated with love, beauty, music, motherhood, and fertility.
Often depicted as a cow or a woman with cow's horns cradling a sun disk, she was one of the most widely worshipped deities in Egypt: The temple at Dendera was dedicated to Hathor.
She also served as a goddess of the afterlife, welcoming the dead into the next world.
Egyptian sun deity
- IsisEgyptian magic goddess
- NutEgyptian sky deity
- BastetEgyptian feline goddess
- pantheonAll gods of a religion
divinity · worship · protector · enchantress
Supportive care-giving
- maternityState of being pregnant
- protectionGuarding against harm
- birthComing into the world
- nursingMedical caretaking profession
lactation · cow · suckling · queen · wet-nurse · caregiver · maternal · bonding
Warm emotional attachment
- passionIntense emotional drive
- romanceLove and its excitement
- desireIntense wanting
- beautyAesthetic excellence
sexuality · courtship · devotion · joy · pleasure · dance · celebration · festival
Of the sky above
- heavensCelestial expanse overhead
- starsLuminous celestial bodies
- hornsBony animal projections
- sunEarth's primary star
moon · night-sky · cosmic · firmament · astral · constellation
Ancient city, two locations
- NileAfrica's longest river
- pharaohsAncient Egypt's supreme rulers
- hieroglyphsAncient Egyptian picture-writing
- pyramidsApex-topped geometric solids
temples · priesthood · ancient · amulets · incense · offerings · rituals · sacred
Ample supply, overflowing
- harvestGathering mature crops
- plentySufficient quantity, and then some
- fecundityReproductive capacity
- fruitfulnessCapacity for abundant production
prosperity · nourishment · flourishing · growth · renewal · cycle · rebirth · flooding
Rhythmic bodily movement
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- percussionSound through impact
- rattlesDisturbs or clatters
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
chanting · hymns · praise · jubilation · musicians · priestesses · procession · tambourine
Ra
Egyptian sun deity
pantheon · divinity · worship · protector · enchantress
nurturing
Supportive care-giving
- maternityState of being pregnant
- protectionGuarding against harm
- birthComing into the world
nursing · lactation · cow · suckling · queen · wet-nurse · caregiver · maternal · bonding · infancy
affection
Warm emotional attachment
beauty · sexuality · courtship · devotion · joy · pleasure · dance · celebration · festival · intoxication
celestial
Of the sky above
sun · moon · night-sky · cosmic · firmament · astral · constellation
Thebes
Ancient city, two locations
- NileAfrica's longest river
- pharaohsAncient Egypt's supreme rulers
- hieroglyphsAncient Egyptian picture-writing
pyramids · temples · priesthood · ancient · amulets · incense · offerings · rituals · sacred · cult
abundance
Ample supply, overflowing
fruitfulness · prosperity · nourishment · flourishing · growth · renewal · cycle · rebirth · flooding · inundation
dance
Rhythmic bodily movement
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- percussionSound through impact
- rattlesDisturbs or clatters
ceremony · chanting · hymns · praise · jubilation · musicians · priestesses · procession · tambourine · clapping