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[Bibliography]


 * Encylopedia Britannica. (2010, August 25). //Hathor//. Retrieved August 25, 2010, from Encylopedia Britannica: http://school.eb.com.au/all/comptons/article-9311622?query=hathor&ct=
 * File, F. O. (2010). //Hathor//. Retrieved August 27, 2010, from Facts On File - Ancient and Medieval History Online: http://www.fofweb.com/NuHistory/default.asp?ItemID=WE49&ID=100792&DataID=6&NewItemID=True&submitquery=1&InputText=Hathor
 * Harris, G. (1982). //Gods & Pharaohs.// Lane Cove, Sydney: Hodder & Stoughton.

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 * __Glossary of Terms for Ancient Egyptian Religion__**
 * 1) Polytheism - //definition//
 * 2) Monotheism
 * 3) Myth
 * 4) Temple
 * 5) Worship
 * 6) Deity
 * 7) Mythology
 * 8) Other Term
 * 9) Other Term
 * 10) Other Term
 * 1) Other Term


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

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 * Key Points from Encyclopedia Britannica**
 * name meaning house of horus - I
 * also spelled Athor - I
 * goddess of love, fertility, beauty, music and happiness - R
 * represented as a cow or woman with cow horns with solar disc nested between cow horns - D
 * one of the oldest dieties - I
 * hathor sometimes considered the mother of horus -F
 * Later on, hathor was then regarded as the wife of horus -F
 * son Harsomtus -F
 * **Hathor** provided spiritual nourishment to the souls of the dead in the underworld -R
 * The most important of the temple's many festivals was the celebration of **Hathor**'s birth, which took place on the advent of the new year. The festival was an occasion for unrestrained reveling, in honor of the goddess of merriment. -R/I
 * The Greeks identified **Hathor** with their goddess Aphrodite. -I

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


 * Key Points form Facts on File**
 * oldest and most beloved goddesses -I
 * a symbolic mother of the pharaoh -D
 * She is the "Great Wild Cow," -R
 * papyrus plant was sacred to her -D/I
 * Hathor appeared as a cow-headed woman, she was crowned with the sun disk resting between her cow horns, and in her hands she held a //was//, or papyrus scepter -D
 * sun set at night, Hathor protected it from the evils of the darkness -R
 * The sistrum, or //seses//, was her favorite instrument, the goddess played it to drive evil from the land -R
 * Hathor was also the patron of love and joy, -R
 * mistress of song and dance -R
 * name meant "the House of Horus," -D
 * Her titles included: Lady of the Sky, Lady of Byblos, Lady of Turquoise, Lady of Faience, Lady of the Sycamore, and Lady of the West. -I
 * protector of pregnant women -R
 * Hathor was the mother of the sky god Horus -F
 * Hathor was created by her father Ra as "Sekhmet, -F
 * when a child was born, seven Hathor s came to announce the infant's fate. The seven Hathor s were regarded as having the power to exchange a prince born to ill fortune with a luckier child, thereby protecting the dynasty and the nation. -R

Include Bibliography Entry - File, F. O. (2010). //Hathor//. Retrieved August 27, 2010, from Facts On File - Ancient and Medieval History Online: http://www.fofweb.com/NuHistory/default.asp?ItemID=WE49&ID=100792&DataID=6&NewItemID=True&submitquery=1&InputText=Hathor


 * Key Points from Books**
 * Daughter of Ra - F
 * Had a wildcat form- D
 * In human form was the most gracious and joyful of godesses -I
 * Without Hathor there would be no joy -I

Bibliography Entry- Harris, G. (1982). //Gods & Pharaohs.// Lane Cove, Sydney: Hodder & Stoughton.

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 * Top TEN Key Points**
 * 1) Goddess of love, fertility, beauty, music and happiness -R
 * 2) Represented as a cow or woman with cow horns with solar disc nested between cow horns - D
 * 3) The sistrum, or //seses//, was her favorite instrument, the goddess played it to drive evil from the land -R
 * 4) When a child was born, seven Hathor s came to announce the infant's fate.
 * 5)  Hathor became the wife of horus and had a son named harsomtus and was the daughter of Ra -F
 * 6)  Protector of pregnant women -R
 * 7)  The Greeks identified Hathor with their goddess Aphrodite. -I
 * 8)  Hathor provided spiritual nourishment to the souls of the dead in the underworld -R
 * 9) Had a wildcat form -D
 * 10) Symbolic mother of the Pharaoah -I
 * 11) One of the oldest dieties -R
 * 1) One of the oldest dieties -R


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 * Beliefs
 * Lifestyle
 * Values
 * What is important to society / people of the time.

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