Hathor

                Hathor was the goddess of joy.  She was the daughter of Nut and Ra, and the mother of Ihy.  She was the patron of all women. All gods were forms of Hathor.  As the goddess of music and dance, her symbol was the sistrum. She was a very old goddess of Egypt and  was worshiped as a cow, a deity from earliest times. In the legend of Ra and Hathor, she is called "Eye of Ra." Hathor was also represented as a cow sucking the soul out of the dead. Sometimes she is in the form of a cow standing in a boat.  From what I know I think she is a very interesting goddess. 

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I got my information at: Feb. 12, 2001 <http://www.search.yahoo.com/bin/search?p=Horus