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=Ancient Egypt - Hathor=

Hathor was one of the most oldests and most beloved ancient Egyptian goddesses. She was the goddess of love and she was associated with dancing and music. She had horns like a cow and had a solar disk in between them, but still had a face of a women, as she represented a cow. She is considered to be the mother of Horus, but also mentioned to be the wife of Horus. Hathor was mentioned to be the 'Great Wild Cow' whie her name meant 'House of Horus'. Hathor was the goddess of love and provided spiritual nourishment to the souls of the dead. Hathor became the 'great mother' goddess of this world.

Bibliography

Encyclopedia Britannica. (2010). //Hathor//. Retrieved August 25th, 2010, from Encyclopedia Britannica: []= Facts on File. (2010). //Hathor//. Retrieved August 27th, 2010, from Facts on File: []  Putnam, J. (1990). Egyptology. In J. Putnam, //Egyptology// (p. 52). London: New Burlington Books.

** WORKSPACE **
 * __Glossary of Terms for Ancient Egyptian Religion__**
 * 1) Polytheism - A religion which certain cultures believe in many gods or goddesses.
 * 2) Monotheism - A religion which certain cultures believe in just one god.
 * 3) Myth - A traditional or legendary
 * 4) Temple - A special building where people go to wrship their god
 * 5) Worship - is when people respect and honnor someone or something
 * 6) Deity - A god or goddess
 * 7) Mythology - A study of myths


 * [A paragraph in my own words, using each of the above terms.] [**insert voki here]

=Researching & Note-taking=


 * Key Points from Encyclopedia Britannica**
 * goddess of love - R/J
 * she had cow horns - D (physical)
 * one of the oldest dieties known - I
 * **Hathor**'s name means “house of Horus” - I
 * **Hathor** was sometimes considered the mother of Horus - F
 * **Hathor** was regarded as the wife of Horus - F
 * **Hathor** provided spiritual nourishment to the souls of the dead - R/J

Bibliography - Encyclopedia Britannica. (2010). //Hathor//. Retrieved August 25th, 2010, from Encyclopedia Britannica: http://school.eb.com.au/all/comptons/article-9311622?query=Hathor&ct=


 * Key Points form Facts on File**
 * Hathor was one of the most oldests and most beloved ancient Egyptian goddesses - I
 * Hathor symbolises a cow - D
 * Her image has been found carved on early flint implements - I
 * She is the "Great Wild Cow" - R/J
 * Papyrus plant was sacred to her - I
 * A symbolic mother of the pharaoh - F
 * Hathor became the 'great mother' goddess of this world - R/J

Bibliography- Facts on File. (2010). //Hathor//. Retrieved August 27th, 2010, from Facts on File: http://www.fofweb.com/NuHistory/default.asp?ItemID=WE49&NewItemID=True
 * Key Points from Books**


 * Hathor was a cow-headed goddess, that was associated with music and dancing - R/J
 * She was a mother - F
 * She was the goddess of love - I

Bibliography- Putnam, J. (1990). Egyptology. In J. Putnam, //Egyptology// (p. 52). London: New Burlington Books.


 * Top TEN Key Points**
 * 1) Hathor was one of the most beloved ancient egyptian goddesses.
 * 2) Hathor was the goddess of love
 * 3) Hathor symoblises a cow
 * 4) Hathor was considered the mother of Horus
 * 5) Hathor was also sometimes considered as the wife of Horus
 * 6) Hathor became the 'great mother' goddess of this world
 * 7) Hathor had cow horns
 * 8) **Hathor**'s name means “house of Horus”
 * 9) She was associated with dancing and music
 * 10) She is the goddess of love


 * Include your Wordle link here.** [|//http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2267713/Abubis//]

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 * What does your god reveal about Egyptian society?** //(Length - 1 Paragraph )//

//You might like to think about what it tells us about Ancient Egyptian …//
 * Beliefs
 * Lifestyle
 * Values
 * What is important to society / people of the time.

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