Hathor (Apath)

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The cow-headed goddess Hathor was worshiped from the earliest days of Ancient Osirion, and remained a popular deity throughout its history. A divinity of air and sky, Hathor is also a goddess of beauty and love, happiness and merriment. She is the queen of the dance, the mistress of music, and the sovereign of song. Hathor is a wife, a mother, and a lover, a goddess of fertility, sexuality, and motherhood . She is also a goddess of trade and goods that bring wealth from foreign lands. Hathor is the daughter of Ra, and sister to Bastet, Maat, and Sekhmet. She is the consort of Horus, and as he is a god of kings, so is she a goddess of queens, though she is venerated by royalty and commoners alike.

Hathor appears as a voluptuous cow-headed woman with the solar disk of her father Ra between her horns and carrying a sistrum. Sometimes she is depicted as a human woman with a horned headdress. More rarely, she is depicted as a great wild cow whose milk nourishes the living.

Rejoice in the generosity and love of the open sky.

Hathor is a patron and protector of women, and is worshiped by mothers, wives, and lovers of all ages. She also serves as a patron of bards, dancers, musicians, and performers, which makes her a popular deity in thriving cities and their playhouses. In her role as a goddess of trade, Hathor is also a patron of miners, particularly those who mine for precious stones. Hathor's priesthood is predominantly female, and her temples hold great festivals full of music and dance where worshipers consume large amounts of beer and wine and revel for days on end.

Alignment: CG goddess of dance, joy, love, music, and the sky.

Weapon: Short sword.

Symbol: Solar disk with horns.

Animal: Cow.

Pathfinder Domains

Air (Cloud), Chaos (Azata, Revelry), Charm (Love), Good (Azata), Travel (Exploration, Trade).

Pathfinder Traits

Alluring You have the art of turning a passing glance into love. You receive a +2 trait bonus on Diplomacy checks with those who find you sexually attractive.

Fair Trade You know that treating all alike is the best way to profit. You gain a +1 trait bonus on Appraise and Sense Motive.

Pathfinder Obedience

Scatter a handful of grain and then pick up each grain and place it in a single pile. Gain a +4 sacred bonus to AC against attacks of opportunity provoked by moving out of a threatened space.

Boons

1. Herder (Sp) calm animals 3/day, calm emotions 2/day, or beast shape I 1/day
2. Divine Flock (Sp) You can cast summon stampede three times per day. This ability is the equivalent of a 7th-level spell.
3. Spirit Herd (Su) You and up to one ally per HD can transform into an ethereal cows (as beast shape I) as long as all of you are within 30 feet of one another. Your herd travels as if under the effects of an etherealness spell. In addition, you and the other members of the herd are connected telepathically for the duration of the effect.

External Links

• Hator at Pathfinder Wiki.