HATHOR  , whose name means "

house of Horus,' was at all times a very important deity . She is depicted as a cow, or with a broad human countenance, the cow's ears just showing from under a massive wig . Probably at first a goddess of the sky, she is early mentioned in connexion with Re . Later she was often identified with Isis, and her name was used to designate foreign goddesses like those of Puoni and Byblus . Unlike most cosmic deities, she was worshipped in many localities, chief among which was Dendera, where her magnificent temple, of Ptolemaic date, still stands . " The seven Hathors " is a name given to certain fairies, who appeared shortly after the birth of an infant, and predicted his future .