Ra‘s Wife was the Goddess Hathor

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Imagine, if you will, the sun god Ra was Kratos. As he furiously battles monsters across ancient Egypt, he returns home each night to wife Hathor – his beloved goddess of love. Their divine marriage shaped history, much like gaming lore.

Hathor‘s Origins as the Eye of Ra

As daughter of Ra, Hathor played a symbolic role in ancient theology. Ra‘s journey across the sky on his sun barge evokes gaming vehicles like the Regalia in Final Fantasy XV. And Like the Lumas nurturing Rosalina in Super Mario Galaxy, Hathor would welcome Ra home by reflecting his sunlight across Egypt.

Their parent/child bond morphed into marriage over centuries. Looking at father/daughter dynamics in games like BioShock Infinite provides perspective on how ancient Egyptians conceived of familial intimacy between gods.

The Evolution of Hathor‘s Identity

Early WorshipMid-KingdomNew Kingdom
Ra‘s DaughterRa‘s ConsortRa‘s Wife

Becoming the Wife of the Sun

As wife of Ra, Hathor took on new meaning. As goddess of fertility, she represented the passion that brought renewal each year with the Nile‘s flooding.

Hathor‘s womanhood reveals how the ancients viewed divine femininity as nurturing, much like motherhood tropes in games. Just as Rhea birthed the titans in God of War, Hathor mothered Egypt‘s pharaohs as mortal sons of Ra.

God‘s Wife of Amun

When Ra and Amun merged into one deity, rulers formalized the role of "God‘s Wife" to channel Hathor‘s blessing onto pharaohs.

An Enduring Bond

Unlike chronos devouring his offspring in God of War: Ascension, Ra‘s merger with Amun reflects a paternal god bestowing power onto his dynasty.

As Ra‘s wife, Hathor retains her identity as goddess of love and war. Like Aphrodite in Hades, she formidable yet nurturing.

Her mythic marriage to Ra endured across centuries, shaping theology around divine rulership – much like the cosmic lore in fantasy games!

Relevance in Pop Culture

Hathor‘s iconography is recognizable in the solar themes of overwatch characters like Ra and Ana. Her celestial imagery also evokes sun deities in more recent games like Helios in Hades and Apollo in Lore Olympus.

As goddess of music and dance, Hathor‘s mythic role as Ra‘s consort even brings a historical context to gaming waifus and divas like the songstresses in Final Fantasy 7 Remake.

Hathor Inspires Gaming Goddesses

Overwatch (Ra/Ana)Final Fantasy VII RemakeHades (Aphrodite)
Solar ThemesSongstressesGod‘s Consort

So as you immerse yourself in expansive game worlds, spare a thought for Hathor – the legendary goddess who ruled at Ra‘s side as his wife for over 2000 years!

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