Summary: Het Heret (Hathor) is the Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) Cow Mother and Goddess of love.

• names
• basic information
• relations
• magick
• symbol
• candle color
• herbs
• holy days
• priests/priestesses

names:

    Kemetic names: Het Heret, Het Heru, Het Hert

    Greek names: Hat Hor, Hathor, Athyr

    Semitic name: Baalat

    (NOTE: In addition to native variations by locality or over time, there are often several possible transliterations into the Roman alphabet used for English.)

basic information:

    Het Heret [Hathor] — Mother Cow Goddess: Goddess of love, beauty, and pleasure. Sometimes a lunar deity and sometimes a solar deity. Known as the “Eye of Ra”. Some creation myths claim She gave birth to the universe. Sometimes combined with Sekhmet. Daughter of Nwt and Ra. Originally the mother of Heru (in later times Aset [Isis] and Asar [Osiris] become the parents of Heru and Het Heret becomes combined with Aset [Isis]). In later times after Aset becomes the mother of Heru, Het Heret becomes the consort of Heru. Het Heret is shown as a cow arching over the sky or as a naked woman arching over the sky.

    The priestesses of Het Heret (Hathor) were particularly known for their erotic dance ritual, the forerunner of modern erotic dance and stripping.

Het Heret’s relations:

    Sometimes considered to be another aspect of Sekhmet.

    Daughter of Nwt and Ra.

magickal information and correspondences:

    Symbol: mirror, shield, or sistrum

    Sacred candle color: light blue

herbs (and foods) associated with Hathor/Het Heret:

• ale
• beer
• grape
• milk

holy days

    Wednesday: Hathor is associated with Wednesday.

    September: Hathor is associated with September.

    October: Hathor is associated with October.

    November: Hathor is associated with November.

    Festival of Het Heret: Dedicated to Het Heret. Celebrated on November 2.

other:

religious title certificate

    Get a beautiful certificate declaring that you are a priestess, priest, high priestess, high priest, hem, hemet, kher, sesh per ankh, scribe, witch, or shaman of Het Heret (Hathor). This is a real religious certificate meeting government standards for conducting marriages and other ceremonies.

pictures:

• Picture of Hathor (PICTURE)

    If you have a Het Heret or Hathor-related web page, please send the URL to Milo. Please indicate if there is a picture on your web page.

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