Hathor
Culture & Region
Ancient Egypt
Time Period
c. 3000 BCE onwards (Early Dynastic/Old Kingdom)
Domains
Lovejoymusicdancemotherhoodskyfertilitydrunkenness
Symbols & Animals
Cowsistrummenat necklacehorns with sun disksycamore
Sacred Sites & Cult Centers
- Dendera
- Memphis
- Thebes
Key Myths & Stories
Eye of Ra; Seven Hathors (birth goddesses); Mistress of the West (death)
Related Deities
Fused with Sekhmet; = Aphrodite (Greco-Roman); ≈ Inanna