Hathoe

HATHOE, whose name means " house of Horus,' was at all times a very important deity. She is depicted as a cow, or with a broad human countenance, the cow's ears just showing from under a massive wig. Probably at first a goddess of the sky, she is early mentioned in connexion with Re. Later she was often identified with las, and her name was used to designate foreign goddesses like thaw of Pupni and Bybjus. Unlike most cosmic deities, she was worshipped in many localities, chief among which was Dendera, where her magnificent temple, of Ptolemaic date, still stands. " The seven Hatbors " is a name given to certain fairies, who appeared shortly after the birth of an infant, and predicted his future. KIIM-M or KHNOUM, a ram-headed god, whose principal place of worship was the island of Elephantine (there associated with Satis and Anukis). but also revered elsewhere, e.g. together with Ncbtu in Ema. He enjoyed great repute as a creator, and was supposed to me the potter's wheel for the purpose. In this capacity he is sometimes accompanied by the frog-headed goddess Hekct.