Hathor is an Ancient Egyptian Goddess. She was revered as much as Isis and was given many identities. She could be shown in human form, as in this pendant, to represent her as the goddess of love, beauty and music; or as a cow, to represent her role as the goddess of fertility. She is also sometimes shown as a lioness, Sekhmet, and in a celestial form, Nuit. Her Celestial form arches over the Earth, protecting it and nurturing its many children. Here she plays the role of a goddess of healing, and is often associated with Horus, the Lord of the Sky and Ra, the Sun God. She was most popular, however, as a goddess of love, beauty, music, dance and sensuality.