Hathor

English

The goddess Hathor wearing her headdress, a pair of cow horns with a sun disk and snake.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἅθωρ (Háthōr), from Egyptian ḥwt-ḥr

O10

.

Proper noun

Hathor

(Egyptian mythology) The goddess of joy, love, and motherhood; one of the "Eyes / Daughters of Ra", the consort of Ra/Horus; often depicted as having a cow's head.

Coordinate terms

(Eyes / Daughters of Ra): Bas/Bast/Bastet, Sekhmet

Anagrams

Thorah

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.