In the larger biblical narrative, the answer is obviously yes. The name Hathor means “estate of Horus ” and may not be her original name.
Hathor, in ancient Egyptian religion, goddess of the sky, of women, and of fertility and love. In the larger biblical narrative, the answer is obviously yes. From all-important deities to minor ones, Egyptian gods are an important part of literature. For those who have not lived it personally, they must have seen in in the black and white films, where ladies always wore flowy dresses, and men looked most elegant in their everyday suits.The God of Love takes visitors back in time to the 1940s and 1960s, as people find themselves surrounded by nothing but women wearing their retro dresses, swaying with their loved ones to the rhythms of a live band.At what seems to be a casino, all of the exhibition’s portraits feature a different story about one of the attendees.In her third exhibition, Riad depicts the era she sees herself lucky enough to be born in, yet doomed enough to also witness it fading.“This is the world [to which] I opened my eyes,” Riad said in a nostalgic tone, “a classy world with elegant people and classy surroundings.
There was a myth that Ra ordered Hathor (Sekmet) to go out to eat the people.
It was like traveling back to a time I love the most and representing it in a modern way,” she explained.“This exhibition is my leap of faith, that people might also miss this world and start returning to it,” she concluded.Culture reporter, passionate reader and writer, animals lover and arts follower. She took on the attributes of several deities.
Most of us went to the same places and shared the same features of life. That is the society Egypt was in its best shape, and that is the life I always resemble in my art work,” with a calm and assuring voice, artist Akila Riad started her talk about her last exhibition, Elah Al-Hob (The God of Love)The life Riad portrayed in her latest exhibitions, taking place at Zamalek’s Nile Art Gallery, is not that far away from the nowadays people’s recognition. In total, there are more than 50 named deities. This is the life I highlight in my painting,” Riad added.Music is the main theme of the God of Love exhibition. In later mythology, gods appeared in more human-like form.
Memphis god of the lotus.
Hathor was thought to help mothers though childbirth and was worshipped by many with fertility issues.
According to the myth, Osiris was a king of Egypt who was murdered and dismembered by his brother Seth.
Egyptian Mythology. Ihy, Hapy, Qebehsennuf, Duamutef, Imseti Hathor is the Egyptian goddess of love, fertility, women, motherhood, music, and dance. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree.... Egypt’s Only Daily Independent Newspaper In EnglishExhibition takes visitors back in time to 1940s and 1960s, as people find themselves surrounded by nothing but women wearing retro dresses, swaying with their loved ones to the rhythms of a live band“I’m always nostalgic of the world where classiness was the main theme, love was the dominating feeling among people, and ethics were the leading soft power. Re, the sun god, emerges from the chaotic seas called “Nun” to create mankind. Mortal hero Bek teams with the god Horus in an alliance against Set, the merciless god of darkness, who has usurped Egypt's throne, plunging the once peaceful and prosperous empire into chaos and conflict. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_love_and_lust_deities Therefore, they are illustrated as half human, half animal. This is the life I highlight in my painting,” Riad added.Music is the main theme of the God of Love exhibition.