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Hathor , in Egyptian religion, celestial goddess of love and festivity. The personification of the sky, she was represented as a star-studded cow or as a woman with the head of a cow. She was identified with many other goddesses of fertility and love, such as Aphrodite. Her name also appears as Athor.

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Hathor Ancient Egyptian goddess of love, happiness, music, and dance. She is depicted as a cow or with a cow's horns.

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