Hathor

American  

[hath-awr, -er] / ˈhæθ ɔr, -ər /

noun

Egyptian Religion.

1. the goddess of love and joy, often represented with the head, horns, or ears of a cow.

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Hathor British  

/ ˈhæθɔː /

noun

1. (in ancient Egyptian religion) the mother of Horus and goddess of creation

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Other Word Forms

• Hathoric
  adjective

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Example Sentences

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Hathor

A French team cut the Dendera Zodiac, an ancient Egyptian celestial map, from the Temple of Hathor in Upper Egypt in 1821.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2025

But Halsey has replaced the images of the Egyptian goddess Hathor on the original with likenesses of South Central artist-friends.

From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2023

Hathor, Horus, Isis and other Egyptian gods turn up in ‘Moon Knight’ Episode 3.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2022

At its base, from which a handle once protruded, the head of the goddess Hathor gazes out, her fertile powers suggested by bovine ears.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2018

It was the month of Hathor in the Season of Growing, and the air was cool despite the heat from the hooded furnaces that lined the courtyard.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

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