Hathor - Hathor (English spelling)

Japanese: ハトホル - はとほる(英語表記)Hathor
Hathor - Hathor (English spelling)

An ancient Egyptian goddess. Her original name Het-Hel means "the dwelling place of Heru (Horus in Greek)," meaning she was the goddess of the sky, and also the goddess of love and beauty as the mother of the sun god Horus. In this respect, she is similar to the Greek Aphrodite and the Roman Venus, and was widely revered by the people. She is said to have seven forms, but is often depicted as a cow, and is also shown in hieroglyphs depicting the god Horus in the form of a hawk within a square representing the "dwelling place." The centers of her worship were Dendera and Aphroditopolis, and she was also the protector goddess of the Theban necropolis (city of the dead). Her Greek name is Athur.

[Yajima Fumio]

Hathor
Represented as a cow. New Kingdom (1479-1458 BC) Limestone Height: 12cm Egypt Thebes Deir el-Bahari Metropolitan Museum of Art

Hathor


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

古代エジプトの女神。原語ヘト・ヘルは「ヘル(ギリシア名ではホルス)の住まい」の意、つまり天空の女神であり、また太陽を表すホルス神の母として愛と美の女神でもあった。この点でギリシアのアフロディテ、ローマのウェヌスと類似の女神であり、民間で広く尊崇された。この女神は七つの姿をとるといわれるが、しばしば牛の姿で表され、また「住まい」を表す四角形の中に鷹(たか)の姿のホルス神を描いたヒエログリフでも示された。崇拝の中心地はデンデラ、アフロディトポリスであり、テーベのネクロポリス(死者の町)の保護女神でもあった。ギリシア名はアテュルAthur。

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ハトホル
牛の姿で表されたもの。新王国時代(紀元前1479~前1458年ころ) 石灰岩 高さ12cm エジプト テーベ デル・エル・バハリメトロポリタン美術館所蔵">

ハトホル


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