Hathor and related deities in Twin Peaks
Hathor is represented by the sycamore tree.
Her symbols include the cow. Milk is associated with the white horse when Leland uses it to poison Sarah, but elsewhere “warm milk” is associated with the giant, e.g. S2E1. In S3E11, Albert and Cole have a conversation about warm milk for the cat on the hot tin roof (presumably this is a reference to Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, but I haven’t watched it).
Her symbols also include the lioness. Maybe “Leo.” The looping film sequence that Sarah watches in S3.
The cobra is another symbol of Hathor. In S3, note that “bad” Cooper wears a shirt that resembles the scales of a snake, and Dougie-Cooper is said to have “moved like a cobra” (S3E6) in disarming Ike the Spike. The Peacock is a fearless enemy of the cobra (q.v.).
Motherhood and the home are aspects of Hathor’s domain. The Mother; “Mom” (S3E5) tattoo on Mike’s arm, which he cuts off. In S3 especially, there is a recurring theme of “home” and returning home. “Nowhere left to go but home.” Laura’s home, with father and mother—Bob and Mom.
In particular, she is associated with the institution of marriage. In Missing Pieces, the Arm states that “with this ring I thee wed.” The wedding between “animal life” and dead matter through electricity (the brain). Marriage, family, the home: that Laura is trapped in her own home.
Hathor is associated with turquoise, which is the color of the ring, and also associated with Shelly and the Double-R Diner. In Steven’s monologue in S3E15, he mentions turquoise explicitly.
Other deities
Aphrodite. Deity associated with both love and war. The connection between eros and violence in Twin Peaks.
Venus. Venus statues are shown in the red room. “Shelly.” Note also the design of the table where the ring is placed, which resembles a shell as in The Birth of Venus.
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