Het Heret (Hathor)

An updated version of this web page is now available at the new Teen Witch website Het Heret.

names:

Kemetic names: Het Heret, Het Heru, Het Hert (N.B. In addition to native variations by locality or over time, there are often several possible transliterations into the Roman alphabet used for English.)

Greek names: Hat Hor, Hathor, Athyr

Semitic name: Baalat

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 were particularly known for their erotic dance ritual, the forerunner of modern erotic dance and stripping.

magickal information:

Symbol: mirror, shield, or sistrum

candle colors: light blue

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.

pictures and links:

If you follow any of the links offered on this web site, no spell begging. Especially no love spell begging.

Picture of Hathor (PICTURE)
Het Heret (OUTSIDE LINK to Temple of Awakening) NOTE: The Temple of Awakening site seems to be “dead”. If anyone knows how to get in contact with them, please let the know I can temporarily host their pages until they find a new site.
Hathor (OUTSIDE LINK to Shawn C. Knight)
Hathor (OUTSIDE LINK to University of Colorado)
Hathor (OUTSIDE LINK to Untangle’s Mythology Godfiles)

If you have a Het Heret [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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Pr Ntr Kmt is a church for witches and other pagans based on ancient practices, especially ancient Egypt. Pr Ntr Kmt offers a beautiful certificate that you can frame and display to show that you are a real witch.

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updated Ferbuary 14, 2006

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