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 .

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

Translations

ancient Egyptian goddess of fertility

• Arabic: حتحور‎ f
• Czech: Hathor f
• Egyptian: (ḥwt-ḥr f)

• German: Hathor f
• Greek:

  Ancient: Ἅθωρ f (Háthōr)

Anagrams

• Thorah