Het-hert name Hathor in Egyptian or Greek name. Its name means "House of Horus and is depicted with a hawk in a square. For millennia the Egyptian deity linked to this love, sensuality, motherhood, breastfeeding and femininity. Also had important implications cosmic and celestial, and was worshiped as a sun goddess and the sky. In regard to the burial area, also enjoyed a role.
She is "Master of the Western Desert" and "Master of the Necropolis." This represented UNDAF tombstones and papyrus as a wild cow emerging from the papyrus in the swamps. This image in particular about his relationship between the world of the living and the world of the dead: that between life in the Nile Valley and the tombs of cementerio.Como Lady of Turquoise, Hethert was connected with the success and welfare from the mines of Sinai, turquoise symbolized for kemet the sky and the light of dawn well that is linked to concepts of Renaissance, procreation, fetilidad, attributes very much in agreement with those of Het hert.
RITUAL OBJECTS:
musical instruments were two particularly important in the rites of Het-hert, and used by the priests and priestesses, the rattle and menat necklace. they were used to eject the ISFET (the evil) and attract blessings and purifying. But the collar menat was much more than an ornament, it was a symbol strongly associated with magical and deeply Het hert, one of its emblems identifiers and looks like it could be considered a kind of transmitter power. The magical power associated menat collar also a resurgence, with an environment conducive to the transformation and revitalization. Hence the menat were to have implications for renewal ceremonies as the Heb-Sed, which reached significance in the funerary sphere and an object to be offering to the gods. The shape of the counterweight menat, possible origin, meaning and symbolism, has been an issue that has generated some controversy. Some researchers have found that the form could come inspired by certain cases used for installing mirrors to which was added to bring a rope around their necks, others have compared the shape of the menat very schematic image of the female body; other researchers believe that this item refers to female sexuality showing the shape of a vagina, some have seen in the menat stylized form of the sexual organs masculinos.Otro of sacred objects was the mirror, it was used in a ritual called " Mirror Dance "in the 5th dynasty. In ancient times mirrors were considered luxury items, which were stored in boxes made for that purpose, or arm is worn in a soft pouch, were made of polished metal disk-shaped and the handle used to be representations Het hert or goddesses or objects related to the concept, representing the sun in gold and silver to the moon.
Collar Menat
The color red was associated with Het-hert, was known by the title of "Master of red fabric" and a priest in Dandera title was "That which unites with the red cloth on his throne. " Part of the dress of the priestesses of het-hert was a narrow red cloth tied around his neck hanging back. This kind of scarf was also used by dancers to dance in honor of Het hert, but used differently: around chest and hanging on the back, in other representations are used around the neck and excess slack on the shoulders. Another
hert Het connection with Red is the myth of the destruction of humanity as a form of Sekhmet, when for pacifying and prevent end all humanity, red dye mixed with beer imitating blood after drinking Sekhmet became intoxicated and fell asleep driving to be the gentle lady before.
Vista also as goddess of drunkenness, presided at the celebration to be held in Dendera 20 days after the flooding of the Nile
SEVEN HATHOR
Species of goddesses of fate or tooth fairy stories, determined the fate of the newborn in particular in the heart of the royal family and were represented in cows or taking foma accompanied by a bull, "the bull of the West, lord of eternity" and four oars that symbolize the cardinal points. In Ptolemaic times were identified with the Pleiades. These seven deities "minor" issues were somewhat Het hert had the ability to change a bad fate for other more favorable.
In the tomb of Queen Nefertari, wife of Ramses II, the seven Hethert have the following names (though in other texts are given different names):
- House of the Ka, Mistress of the Universe
- The Hidden Residing in the Locality-
-Jemmis, which ennobled the God
- The Surrounding into heaven, which raises
the Gods - Great in Love, Hair Bermejo
- one whose name has power over the West
- Your Name flourishes through your ability
Ancient Words of Praise
" Hail, oh, Gold, Sovereign of the Sun, the Supreme Lord Uraeus!
You, the mysterious, which gives life to the divine entities, which shapes the animal model to your whim, molding men ...
Oh Mother! ... You are the light, which forces back into the darkness, illuminating the human beings with the rays, I salute you, oh, great, that of multiple names ... You
, from whom the divine entities in your name Mut-Aset! You
that you breathe into the throat, Daughter of Ra, who spits in your mouth with the name of Tefnut!
Oh, Nit, you came on your boat with the name of Mut!
O venerable mother, you who crush your opponents with the name of Nekhbet!
Oh, You who know how to use rightly the heart,
you to beat your enemies with the name of Sekhmet!
is the Golden ... Lady of Drunkenness, music, dance, incense, the crown.
Lady of Young women, who hailed the men because they love it!
Gold Is the Divine Entity that pops into your station, in the month of IPIP, the New Moon day, the feast ...
Heaven rejoices, the earth was full of joy, Heru Castle rejoices. "
(Translated version of M. Alliot, Le Culte d'Horus à Edfu, pp. 491 et seq.)
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