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Hathor- Ancient Egyptian Medicine
Hathor
Hathor
Hathor in her Hesat form.
Hathor in her Sekhet form.
The Goddess Hathor, ca. 664-30 B.C.E. or later. Bronze, gold, electrum, 7 1/2 x 1 7/16 x 2 7/8 in. (19 x 3.7 x 7.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.356E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.356E_front_PS1.jpg)
Carrying the Sun
SUBTOPIC 1
Hathor gave birth each day to a celestial calf, the sun.
She is the mother of Ra.
Art
Divine legitimacy was derived from Hathor
SUBTOPIC 2
Medicine
Medicine
Hathor was believed to be present at every childbirth
- Seven Hathors
- Sistrum
- Menat
Origins- Book of the Heavenly Cow
Mythology
Nun, the embodiment of the primordial waters, lifts the boat of the sun god Ra into the sky at the moment of creation.
TEXT
The Festival of Drunkeness
PICTURES
Bibliography
References
The Quick And The Dead: Biomedical Theory In Ancient Egypt by Andrew Andrew Hunt Gordon
The Art of Medicine in Ancient Egypt by James P. Allen, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Neonatal Medicine in Ancient Art by Murat Yurdakök,
Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Egyptian Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Goddesses, and Traditions of Ancient Egypt by Geraldine Pinch