1. Name: Tinille Medina 8-73 Date: February 16, 2012
CORNELL NOTETAKING: Ancient Egyptians Gods and Goddesses (pg.2)
Key Words Main Ideas/Supporting Ideas
5. Bes (continuation)
Music
Dancing
Shown, ugly dwarf
6. Horus Son of Osiris and Isis
Shown, falcon headed
Show, child with finger on his mouth
7. Khnum Another Creator God
From Catarac Region
Made man on his potter’s wheel
Shown, ram headed man
8. Thoth Scribe of Gods
Inventor writing
Controller of magic and magicians
Shown, head of an ibis (bird)
Goddess of Truth and Justice
9. Maat
Symbol of balance in universes
Shown woman wearing ostrich feather in her
head
Goddess of Love
10. Hathor
Music and Dancing
Sky Goddess
Shown as a cow/woman with cow’s horns
Greeks identified her with Aphiodite
Connections and Reflections Egyptians had hundreds of deities to respect. All
(Summary) Egyptians believed in 4 most important deities (Ra,
Osiris, Isis, Anubis) but, there are more gods and god-
desses in Ancient Egypt. Other gods and goddesses
(chapter 4, page 82) were worshipped in towns and villages. In Ancient
Egypt, religion was so important so, priests and priest-
ess were very powerful members of society.