Mini Episode: Hathor Festivities

The religious year (Part 3): Worshipping Hathor.

The month of Hathor saw a concentrated effort on renewing fertility energies in the natural world. Festivals to the male god of sexual energy, and the widow and sister of Osiris dominated the time.

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Select Bibliography:

• Toby Wilkinson, The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt, 2003.
• UCL – Festival Dates (website)
• Ancient Egypt Online – The Calendar (website)
• The Lamentations of Isis and Nephthys:
• Ancient.eu (website)
• Ancient Egyptian Literature (pdf)

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