Hathor was a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion. As a sky deity,
she was the mother or consort of the sky god Horus and the sun god Ra,
and the symbolic mother of their earthly representatives, the pharaohs.
She was one of several goddesses who acted as the Eye of Ra, Ra's
feminine counterpart, and in this form she had a vengeful aspect that
protected him from his enemies. Her beneficent side represented music,
dance, joy, love, sexuality and maternal care. These two aspects of the
goddess exemplified the Egyptian conception of femininity. Hathor
crossed boundaries between worlds, helping deceased souls in the
transition to the afterlife. She was often depicted as a cow, although
her most common form was a woman wearing a headdress of cow horns and a
sun disk. More temples were dedicated to her than to any other goddess;
her most prominent temple was Dendera. She was one of the deities
commonly invoked in private prayers and votive offerings, particularly
by women desiring children.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hathor>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1865:
American Civil War: On the third attempt, Union forces captured
Petersburg, Virginia, although Confederate officials and most of their
remaining troops were able to escape.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Battle_of_Petersburg>
1973:
The Liberal Movement, a South Australian political party, was
established following a split from the Liberal and Country League.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Movement_%28Australia%29>
1984:
Aboard Soyuz T-11, Rakesh Sharma became the first Indian to be
launched into space.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakesh_Sharma>
2002:
Operation Defensive Shield: Palestinian militants sought refuge
from advancing Israeli forces in the Church of the Nativity in
Bethlehem, beginning a month-long standoff.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_the_Church_of_the_Nativity_in_Bethlehem>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
imburse:
1. (transitive, obsolete) To put into a purse; to save, to store up.
2. (transitive, obsolete) To give money to, to pay; to stock or supply
with money.
3. (transitive, obsolete) To pay back money that is owed; to refund, to
repay, to reimburse.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/imburse>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
We shall be judged by what we do, not by how we felt while we
were doing it.
--Kenneth Tynan
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Kenneth_Tynan>