Hathor

Bastet is the Goddess of cats,fire,and pregnant woman. Bastet is a “ human hybrid “ meaning she has a woman figure from the chest down, and a cat like experience from the neck up. Baset is the only feline god to be represented as a domesticated cat. She represents Lower Egypt also she had a head of a lion but was changed because of the New Kingdom and was the associated with normal cats. Bastet has a few items to symbolize her such as the cat, lioness, and a sistrum( a musical instrument that…

Beginning in the Old Kingdom, women were seen as the subordinate of the two sexes during Ancient Egyptian Society. Moving through to the Middle and New Kingdoms, it is clear that their role in society was diminished heavily. This essay is primarily focussed on the roles of elite and non-elite females in Ancient Egyptian society, and how through time these roles changed – often for the worst. The increased importance placed on administrative titles that some elite women held during the Old…

hangover. This stopped the destruction of the world. She was linked to the other goddesses that were also considered to be the “eye of Ra”, Sekhmet, Hathor, Tefnut, Nut, Wadjet and Mut. She was more closely associated with Sekhmet because they both had cat-like forms. Both goddesses were also married to Ptah and the mother of Nefertum. During the feast of Hathor, Sehkmet respresented upper Egypt while Bast represented Lower…

Patriarchal societies were built by Mesopotamia and Egypt and they gave power over both public and private affairs to men. The men dictated the roles of each family member and the work that was performed within the household. The men also arranged the marriages of their children. Furthermore, the men of both Mesopotamia and Egypt dominated public life. Women were considered to be inferior; whereas, men ruled as kings and pharaohs. A public affair, such as politics, was not a role that women had…

They all are in fact have been married to someone and have had kids so they do have relatives in being a mother and sister to another god or goddess. Some of the relationships of the goddesses are, “Hathor being the sibling to Ra, the wife for Horus and Ra and being the mother to Ihy. Also, Isi being the wife to Osiris, Min and Serapis, the sister to Osiris, Set, Nephthys and Horus the Elder and being the mother to The Four Suns of Horus, Horus the…

Life was extremely different at the time of ancient Egypt. The culture and religion was very more symbolic as well as artistic. The representation and reflection of the gods and goddess were precious and very detailed to help the viewers to understand the creation of life. The Egyptians believed in the existence of gods and goddess, who have their own symbolic representations which developed beliefs in different things. One of the most important deity at the time was the sun god Ra, this god was…

This is about the God of Sun. The Gods name is “Ra”. He is one of the Ancient Egyptians most important God. His appearance is a man with a hawk head and head dress with a sun disk. The Egyptians believed that Ra was swallowed by the sky Goddess Nut and reborn every morning. They also believed that at night he traveled through the under world. When he was in the under world he appeared as a man with the head of a ram. Ra was often considered to be the King of Gods and one of the central…

What was Hatshepsut’s family background? (5 Marks) (10 Lines) Hatshepsut’s family background consisted of her descendance from the pharaoh Thutmose I and his royal consort, Ahmose. She was the only child born to Thutmose I and his royal consort. After Thutmose I death Hatshepsut at the time twelve. She married her half brother, Thutmose II, whose mother was a lesser wife. During the reign of Thutmose II, Hatshepsut took the traditional role of queen and main wife. Hatshepsut gained the role of…

Ancient Egypt Thousands of years ago, the ancient Egyptians went about their normal lives. And they, like many people today, had a religion they practiced. But how did their religion play a part in culture? Their Religion… The Ancient Egyptians’ religion was polytheistic, meaning they worshiped many, many gods. In the early times of their religion, each town had its own god, along with a number of minor gods. Everyone worshiped these town gods, not just the inhabitants of the town. And as a…

associated with the Ra, the supreme solar god. Adding on Atum created all of the other gods. So, when Atum did this it gave the Egyptians a chance to have other gods to pray for that specialized in certain things. Like, Horus the god of the sky or Hathor the god of protectiveness, joy and love. All of these gods allowed the ancient Egyptians to know as if various gods were watching over making sure everything was going to be okay. Atum was described as a human who had a double…