ID: 901001394 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001394	Record Type: Character/Person

	Hathor (Egyptian deity)

Note: Ancient Egyptian goddess of the sky, of women, and of fertility and love. Hathor’s worship originated in early dynastic times (3rd millennium BCE). The name Hathor means “estate of Horus” and may not be her original name. Her principal animal form was that of a cow, and she was strongly associated with motherhood.

Display Date: freom 3rd millennium BCE

Names:

	Hathor (Egyptian deity) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Athor (Egyptian deity) (English,U,N)
	Athyr (Egyptian deity) (English,U,N)
	Hathor the Great (Egyptian deity) (English,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Egyptian iconography> (P)
		........<Egyptian characters> (P)
		............Hathor (Egyptian deity) (I)

Related Iconography:

	associated with .... Bat
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Egyptian iconography, Egyptian characters, Bat (Egyptian deity)) [901002540]

	has as manifestation .... Hesat
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Egyptian iconography, Egyptian characters, Hesat (Egyptian deity)) [901002544]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... deity
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Ancient Egyptian (culture)
	.....(Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	takes the form of .... cow (mammal)
	.....(mammals by sex or age, Mammalia (class), Vertebrata (subphylum), Chordata (phylum), Animalia (kingdom), Eukaryota (domain), living organisms (entities), Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	deity of .... fertility
	.....(biological concepts, scientific concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Hathor (Egyptian deity)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 95000294
	Athor (Egyptian deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Athyr (Egyptian deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Hathor the Great (Egyptian deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hathor#/media/File:Hathor_with_sacred_eye_in_papyrus.JPG