<Tr> <Th> Parents </Th> <Td> Ra </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Siblings </Th> <Td> Ra </Td> </Tr> <P> Hathor (/ ˈhæθɔːr / or / ˈhæθər /; Egyptian: ḥwt - ḥr; in Greek: Ἅθωρ, meaning "mansion of Horus") is an ancient Egyptian goddess who personified the principles of joy, music, feminine love, and motherhood . She was one of the most important and popular deities throughout the history of ancient Egypt . Hathor was worshipped by royalty and common people alike . In tomb paintings, she is often depicted as "Mistress of the West", welcoming the dead into the next life . In other roles, she was a goddess of music, dance, foreign lands, and fertility . She was believed to assist women in childbirth . She was also believed to be the patron goddess of miners . </P> <P> The cult of Hathor predates the historic period, and the roots of devotion to her are therefore difficult to trace . Though it may be a development of predynastic cults that venerated fertility, and nature in general, represented by cows . </P>

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