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// HATHOR ﻿ //

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 * __Glossary of Terms for Ancient Egyptian Religion__**
 * 1) Polytheism - the worship of belief of //more than one god//
 * 2) Monotheism- the belief of only one god
 * 3) Myth- untrue story usually containing a message
 * 4) Temple- place of worship
 * 5) Worship- praising and respecting
 * 6) Deity- a god or goddess
 * 7) Mythology- study of myths
 * 8) Scepter- A rod or wand that is used to represent power and authority
 * 9) Hieroglyph- Text/images/script used by the Egyptians
 * 10) Sanctuary- a sacred or holy place

__Polytheism__ is the term given to people who worship more than one god and __Monotheism__ is the term given to people who believe in only one god, for example, Christianity and Islam. A __temple__ is a place where people go to pray and __worship__. __Mythology__ is the study __myths__ which is defined as an untrue story in which, most commonly have a message either teaching a lesson or to get a specific warning across. A __deity__ is a god or a goddess with a specific role and physical description, they sometimes have special objects, such as a __scepter__, to symbolize different things. A god or goddess usually have a specific __sanctuary__ where they are worshiped. The Ancient Egyptians used a specific type of text/images/script called a __hieroglyph__ **[**insert voki here]

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 * Key Points from Encyclopedia Britannica**
 * Godess of love, fertility, beauty, music and mirth- R
 * Represented as a cow or with cow horns and solar disc nested between them- D
 * One of oldest Egyptian detities - I
 * Myths state Hathor was mother of Horus, although in others was considered the wife of horus. Child known as Harsomtus- F
 * Hathor provided spiritual nourishment to the dead- I
 * She was worshiped mostly in Heliopolis and her main temple was at Dendera- I

Encylopedia Britanica. (2010, August 25). //Hathor//. Retrieved August 25, 2010, from Encyclopedia Britanica : http://school.eb.com.au/comptons/article-9311622?query=hathor&ct=ebi


 * Key Points form Facts on File**


 * Hathor is the universal cow goddess and symbolises the mother of the Pharaoh- I
 * Hathor appeared as a cow headed woman and is crowned with a sun disk that rests in between her horns, in her hands was a papyrus scepter- D
 * The name 'Hathor' means ' The House of Horus' who was the goddess of the sky
 * She was the daughter of the great sun god, Re - F

Facts on File. (2006). //Ancient and Medievel History Online//. Retrieved August 27, 2010, from Facts on File: [] **Key Points from Books**
 * In hieroglyphic writing, Hathor is read 'Hut Hor' - I
 * Her main santuary is in Dendara in the upper Egypt- I
 * Horus is the son of Hathor- F
 * She is represented as a woman with two horns surrounding a solar disc or a woman with the head of a cow- D

Beler, A. G. (2004). //Egyptian Mythology.// Rochester: Grange Books. **Top TEN Key Points**
 * 1) Hathor is the goddess of love, fertility, beauty, music and mirth
 * 2) She is represented as a cow, or a woman with cow horns and a sun disk nesting in the middle, in her hands was a papyrus scepter
 * 3) Myths state Hathor was mother of Horus, although in others was considered the wife of horus. Child known as Harsomtus
 * 4) Hathor is one of oldest Egyptian detities
 * 5) Hathor provided spiritual nourishment to the dead
 * 6) She was worshiped mostly in Heliopolis and her main temple was at Dendera in the upper Egypt
 * 7) The name 'Hathor' means ' The House of Horus' who was the goddess of the sky
 * 8) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In hieroglyphic writing, Hathor is read 'Hut Hor'
 * 9) <span style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hathor is the universal cow goddess and symbolises the mother of the Pharaoh
 * 10) <span style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">She was the daughter of the great sun god, Re


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