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Myths about Hathor

Explore myths connected by the recurring theme of Hathor across cultures, characters, and sacred places.

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Ra Plucking Out His Eye and Sending It as Hathor to Punish Humanity

🏺 Egyptian MythologyHeliopolis (Cairo), EgyptRa • Hathor • Sekhmet

As the sun god Ra grew old, humanity began to plot against him, leading Ra to send his Eye in the form of a goddess to punish them. The Eye's destructive rage nearly wiped out all of mankind until Ra devised a clever plan to pacify her with red-dyed beer. This myth explains the dual nature of the goddess as both a fierce protectress and a lady of joy, as well as the origins of the Nile's...