Treasury of Egyptian mythology : classic stories of gods, goddesses, monsters & mortals /
An illustrated tableau of Egyptian myths, combines narrative accounts of the stories of the Sun God Ra, the Sphinx, and numerous pharaohs and queens along with historical, cultural, and geographic facts.
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| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
National Geographic,
[2013]
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| Series: | National Geographic kids.
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Table of Contents:
- Ra (Helios) : god of radiance
- The great Pesedjet : a hierarchy of gods
- Set (Seth) : envious god
- Aset (Isis) : devoted wife and mother
- Usir (Osiris) : god of the afterlife
- Nebet Hut (Nephthys) : goddess of service
- Heru Sa Aset (Horus the Younger) : young warrior god and king
- Inpu (Anubis) : god of mummification
- Teffnut (Tphenis) : goddess of moisture
- The great Nile : the source of so much
- Tehuti (Thoth) : god of knowledge
- Heru Wer (Horus the Elder) : winged sun disk and protector of Egypt
- Hut Heru (Hathor) : goddess of delights
- Sekhmet (Sachmis) : goddess of vengeance
- Nit (Neith) : warrior goddess and weaver of the cosmos
- Khnum (Chnoumis) : god of the potter's wheel
- Sobek (Souchos) : crocodile god
- Bastet (Bast) : cat goddess
- Funeral rites : the importance of preparation and judgment
- Imhotep (Imuthes) : god of medicine and architecture
- Map of ancient Egypt
- Time line of ancient Egypt
- Cast of characters.