Post by Nubian Zuri* on Apr 23, 2009 8:01:06 GMT -5
This Pre-Dynasty Queen Goddess name translated,the "House of Horus".
This phrase referred to her as the embodiment of the sky.
Some of her attibutes consist of love, music and joy.
She is also known for the musical instrument the "Sistrum"
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The Goddess Hathor
Hathor presenting menat to Sety I (scene removed from the tomb of Sety 1 by the Franco-Tuscan expedition and now in the Louvre, Paris).
New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, Sety I
Valley of the Kings East Valley, Thebes
In her hand is a menat which is a broad collar or necklace that comprised several rows of beads and had a counter-poise that hung down the back when worn. It had religious significance and was imbued with power of healing from Het-Hert (Hathor).
The feminine goddess par excellence in ancient Egypt, Hathor was a pre-Dynastic goddess who gained enormous popularity early on. Her name is translated as "the House of Horus", which may be a reference to her as the embodiment of the sky, being that which surrounds the decidedly sky-oriented hawk-deity, Horus , when he takes wing. If Horus was the god associated with the living king, Hathor was the god associated with the living queen. One of her attributes is a musical instrument called a sistrum. She was also revered as the goddess of love, music, and joy.
Ancient Africa
The Goddess Hathor
Egypt Sculpture
1320-1200 B.C. 18th Dynasty
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