Hathor
The benevolent deity Hathor appears either as a human woman with the head of a cow, as a human woman with cow's ears or horns, or simply as a large cow. She is a deity of music and dance, art and inspiration. Her broad portfolio also includes influence over love and motherhood, the moon, and fate.
Divine Domains
Community, Good, Luck
Portfolio
Love, music, dance, moon, fate, motherhoodHoly Books & Codes
The Midwife's Handbook
Divine Symbols & Sigils
Horned cow's head with a lunar disk
Tenets of Faith
Hathor's essential teaching commands people to savor life and all the good aspects of it -- beauty, art, music, love, and family. Hathor's clerics teach that these things are divine gifts, meant to be enjoyed and protected. There is no evil in enjoying these simple blessings; it is evil to deny them to another or to destroy them.
Clergy and Temples
Hathor's clerics wear the white robes common to most Pharaonic clergy and shave their heads if they are male. Her clerics are often artists, proficient in the visual arts, dance, or music, or sometimes all three. They lead dancing rituals in Hathor's honor, create artwork to adorn her temples, seek to inspire others, and interpret dreams (which they believe are Hathor's inspiration). Hathor's clerics are as often male as female. Hathor's temples are widespread in the lands where the Pharaonic deities are revered.
Divine Classification
Lesser Deity
Religions
Alignment
Neutral Good
Realm
Children
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