Lady of the West

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Lady of the West is an epithet of the Egyptian goddess Hathor, highlighting her role as a protective deity of the necropolis and guide of the dead to the afterlife.

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Lady of the West canonical 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf epithet
religious title
appearsIn ancient Egyptian funerary texts
tomb inscriptions
appliedToDeity Hathor
associatedRole guide of the dead to the afterlife
protective deity of the necropolis
associatedWithConcept afterlife
death
associatedWithDirection west
associatedWithPlace necropolis
associatedWithRegion Theban Necropolis
surface form: Theban necropolis

western desert of Egypt
culture Pharaonic Egypt
surface form: ancient Egypt
deityType goddess
epithetOf Hathor
function guide souls in the underworld
protect the dead
welcome the deceased to the afterlife
honorificTitle title of Hathor in funerary contexts
iconographicAssociation Hathor as a cow emerging from the western mountain
Hathor as a woman with cow horns and solar disk
linkedConcept realm of the dead
western horizon
refersTo Hathor
religion ancient Egyptian religion
symbolizes protection of the dead
safe passage to the afterlife
worshipContext funerary religion
tomb cults

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Hathor epithet Lady of the West