Hathor
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Hathor was frequently shown as a cow, a woman with a cow’s head, or a woman with a cow’s ears. It was thought that Hathor shielded women during childbirth because she represented motherhood and fertility. Because she was referred to as “the lady of the west,” she also had a significant funerary component. (On the western side of the Nile, tombs were typically constructed.) According to some customs, she would greet the sun as it set each night; similarly, the living hoped to be welcomed into the afterlife.
