Hathor in the ancient Egyptian religion was presented as the Earth mother who was called in the Coffin Text "the Primeval or the Lady of All" . The origin of Hathor is a highly controversial issue since some of the myths say that she came to the world at the same time with
Ra
and thus was regarded as the goddess of Sun and was always depicted as a black-skinned or reddish-black goddess . Yet other versions demonstrate that she was the daughter of
Nut
and Ra . One of the major myths say that she was the wife of
Horus
when he became the sun god and she was placed next to him on the solar boat with a solar disk over her head .
The statue of Hathor and her pictures beautify the walls of many temples in Egypt . The temple of
Ramsses II
in
Abu Simbel
that he dedicated to Queen Nefertari and supplied it with a lot of the marvelous pictures of Hathor . The temple of
Dandara
is one of the major places that display the statues and pictures of this goddess since it was the center of its worship . The temple of Phyla in
Aswan
is another place that
was established as a cult center for Hathor also and stands next to another one for the worship of Horus . The temple of
Hatshepsut
in
Luxor
also is rich with paintings for Hathor surrounded by the queen and other members of her family .
One of the worth seeing statues of Hathor , is currently displayed in the Egyptian museum in which it is portrayed as a cow nursing the baby who was Amenophis II . Another statue for her with a wooden head of a cow with copper corns and eyes that look like those of Horus is shown in the Museum of Luxor .
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