Gods & Deities ยท Egypt
Hathor
The Egyptian goddess of sky, women, fertility, love, music, joy, cow imagery, and afterlife welcome.
Legend File
Hathor makes the sky intimate. She can be cow, mother, lover, musician, mourner, and radiant host of the dead, depending on the ritual and period. Her power is not one narrow portfolio but a field of warmth: birth, pleasure, beauty, music, fertility, and the hope that the afterlife may greet a soul kindly.
Source Framing
Ancient Egyptian religion around Hathor as goddess of the sky, women, fertility and love, with cow and maternal imagery, Dendera cult importance, music and joy associations, and afterlife roles varying by period.
