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 (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Egyptian ḥwt-ḥr .

Proper noun

Hathor

1. (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