This deity was worshipped at a still extant temple at Cusae, where a group of beautiful women held to be aspects of this deity had names such as "You from the Land of Silence," "Your Name Flourishes Through Skill" and "Lady of the Universe.
This deity was worshipped at a still extant temple at Cusae, where a group of beautiful women held to be aspects of this deity had names such as "You from the Land of Silence," "Your Name Flourishes Through Skill" and "Lady of the Universe." Those women are part of a group called the "Seven" of this goddess and often appear at childbirth. Many stelae call this goddess the "Lady of Lapis Lazuli" and the "Lady of Turquoise." Due to its physical similarity to her, the sistrum is often used in the worship of this deity, who in one story is able to make Re-Horakhty laugh by lewdly dancing and exposing her genitals. A well-preserved temple to this goddess is located in Dendera. Depending on the source, either this goddess or a lion-headed goddess had to be calmed with beer to stop her from destroying humanity. Joy and motherhood were among the domains of, for 10 points, what cow-headed Egyptian fertility goddess?
This deity was worshipped at a still extant temple at Cusae, where a group of beautiful women held to be aspects of this deity had names such as "You from the Land of Silence," "Your Name Flourishes Through Skill" and "Lady of the Universe.
Hathor