A. E. Waite
In the creation of the Rider-Waite tarot deck, the Popess was changed into The High Priestess. She wears a crown similar to the one used by the goddess Hathor, and is depicted with Marian imagery . A. E. Waite, the co-creator of the Rider-Waite deck, speculated that the card was connected to the ancient cult of Astarte.