Hathor and related deities in Twin Peaks
Hathor is represented by the sycamore tree. Her symbols also includes the cow, the lioness, and the cobra.
Cow. Milk, which is associated with the white horse when Leland uses it to poison Sarah, but elsewhere “warm milk” is associated with the “White Lodge” (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).
Lioness. Maybe “Leo.” The looping film sequence that Sarah watches in S3.
Cobra. 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.).
Hathor is associated with motherhood and with the home. 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.
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.
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.
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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