Hathor

Summary

Hathor is an Ancient Egyptian deity^[1]. She ranks in the top 5% of ancient_egyptian_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,619 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hathor's father was Ra^[3].
• Hathor was married to Ra^[4].
• Among Hathor's spouses was Horus^[5].
• A child of Hathor was Bastet^[6].
• Hathor's image is recorded as Hathor.svg^[7].
• Hathor is recorded as female^[8].
• Hathor's instance of is recorded as Ancient Egyptian deity^[9].
• Hathor's instance of is recorded as goddess^[10].
• Hathor's instance of is recorded as fertility deity^[11].
• Hathor's instance of is recorded as horned deity^[12].
• Hathor's ISNI is recorded as 0000000467615130^[13].
• Hathor's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 74154800227956192013^[14].
• Hathor's GND ID is recorded as 119219646^[15].
• Hathor's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2019006774^[16].
• Hathor's IdRef ID is recorded as 030147492^[17].
• Hathor's part of is recorded as Egyptian mythology^[18].
• Hathor's Commons category is recorded as Hathor^[19].
• Hathor's said to be the same as is recorded as Ba‘alat Gebal^[20].
• Hathor's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0p211^[21].
• Hathor's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jo2016908804^[22].
• Hathor's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hathor^[23].
• Hathor's worshipped by is recorded as religion of ancient Egypt^[24].
• Hathor's KulturNav-ID is recorded as 4ac2d7cf-fc61-453f-86ce-1c736b72e6fc^[25].
• Hathor's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0032231^[26].
• Hathor's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Hathor's father was Ra^[3].

Personal Life

Spouses include Ra^[4], an Ancient Egyptian deity^[28] and Horus^[5], a war deity^[29]. A child of Hathor was Bastet^[6].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Hathor include 2340 she^[30], a potentially hazardous asteroid^[31] and 161 Athor^[32], an asteroid^[33].

Why It Matters

Hathor ranks in the top 5% of ancient_egyptian_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,619 views/month).^[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] She is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for her include 2340 she^[30], a potentially hazardous asteroid^[31] and 161 Athor^[32], an asteroid^[33].

FAQs

Who were Hathor's parents?

Hathor's father was Ra^[3].

Who was Hathor married to?

Hathor's spouses include Ra^[4] and Horus^[5].