Het-Heru is the Goddess of the sky, love, fertility, and birth and is the mother to all the Netjer. She is one of the oldest of the pantheon, and many say she was born of the Primordials. Re claims he made her, but some believe she gave birth to him. Either way, as the sky she gives birth to the sun each morning and takes it to bed each night. And as such, her association with Re is one of mother-lover. She and Sobek also had a wild fling, earning her the title Mother of the Nile, which then led to a short interlude with Khnum. She spends her evenings with Djehuty while Re is in the Underworld, though he has his own wife. She even spends quite a bit of time with Wesir, gaining the sometimes duty of leading people to the Underworld. Thankfully, Re is not a jealous husband. She often comes back to Heru, though, hence the name Het-Heru (House of Heru).
Above all, she is the embodiment of a mother, and acts as mother to the Netjer. When Aset looked to become pregnant, she went to Het-Heru to help fashion her golden phallus, though neither speak on the subject. When Heru lost his eye to Set, Het-Heru took the piece of the moon Djehuty offered and sewed it into Heru’s socket. And, when someone threatens the Netjer, Hathor protects them. She has on more than one occasion possessed the Mantle of Sekhmet, driving her into a bloodthirsty rage against the Netjer’s enemies only to be lulled out by Re feeding the warrior Goddess alcohol.
Het-Heru appears as the most attractive woman a person could behold, and equally as the most matronly woman anyone has ever seen. She takes on roles that allow her to be both nurturing and sexual: sometimes as the madam of a high-class escort service, sometimes as the chic movie star who adopts 15 children. Hathor’s Scions are equally compassionate, helpful, and above all charismatic. They often gain her ability to heal and create. The only relationship problems they face are the ones that arise from having too many at once.
Callings: Creator, Lover, Healer
Purviews: Artistry (Music, Dance), Beasts (Cow), Beauty, Fertility, Fortune, Passion (Love), Sky