Hathor - Hathor Outside The Nile River in Egypt

Hathor Outside The Nile River in Egypt

Hathor was worshipped in Canaan in the eleventh century BC, which at that time was ruled by Egypt, at her holy city of Hazor, or Tel Hazor which the Old Testament claims was destroyed by Joshua (Joshua 11:13, 21).

A major temple to Hathor was constructed by Seti II at the copper mines at Timna in Edomite Seir. Serabit el-Khadim (Arabic: سرابت الخادم) (Arabic, also transliterated Serabit al-Khadim, Serabit el-Khadem) is a locality in the south-west Sinai Peninsula where turquoise was mined extensively in antiquity, mainly by the ancient Egyptians. Archaeological excavation, initially by Sir Flinders Petrie, revealed the ancient mining camps and a long-lived Temple of Hathor. The Greeks, who became rulers of Egypt for three hundred years before the Roman domination in 31 BC, also loved Hathor and equated her with their own goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite.

  • Temple of Hathor, Dendera

  • Temple of Hathor, Dendera

  • Temple of Hathor, Dendera

  • Temple of Hathor, Dendera

  • Temple of Hathor, Dendera

  • Temple of Hathor, Dendera

  • Temple of Hathor, Dendera

  • Bes at the Temple of Hathor, Dendera

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