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Priestess of Hathor or Prophetess of Hathor was the title of the Priestess of the goddess Hathor in the Temple of Dendera in Ancient Egypt.[1]

  1. ^ Gillam, R. (1995). Priestesses of Hathor: Their Function, Decline and Disappearance. Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt, 32, 211-237. doi:10.2307/40000840

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Anput

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Sopdet sometimes appeared as a god who held up part of Nut (the sky or firmament) with Hathor. In Greco-Roman Egypt, the male Sopdet was conflated with...

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Thoth

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Bleeker, Claas Jouco. 1973. Hathor and Thoth: Two Key Figures of the Ancient Egyptian Religion. Studies in the History of Religions 26. Leiden: E. J....

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Apep

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opponent of light and Ma'at (order/truth). Ra was the bringer of light and hence the biggest opposer of Apep. Because Ra was the solar deity, bringer of light...

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Tefnut

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depicted wearing a similar headdress, and identifying with Hathor-Tefnut. The iconic blue crown of Nefertiti is thought by archaeologist Joyce Tyldesley to...

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Pakhet

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Maatkare

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Priest of Amun Pinedjem I and Duathathor-Henuttawy. (Twenty-first dynasty of Egypt) Maatkare B, King's Daughter, Priestess of Hathor. Daughter of Psusennes...

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