Egyptian myths & tales : epic tales
2023
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With their inventive mythology, the Egyptians explained the effects of famine, harvest, floods and death by creating a pantheon of gods that still holds our fascination today. The legends of Ancient Egypt are tied intimately to the presence and natural rhythms of the Nile so this book, through a presentation of classic egyptological works, brings the stories of the river culture to life, from the birth of creation by Ra, the sun god, to the murder of Osiris, and the revenge of Horus. We gain glimpses of the underworld and the afterlife, as the pharaohs of Egypt claimed ancestry from the Gods both worshipped and fashioned by the people of Egypt, at a time when humankind had begun to shape the world around it.
Main title:
Egyptian myths & tales : epic tales / foreword by Chris Naunton ; general editor, J.K. Jackson.
Author:
Jackson, Jake, editor
Imprint:
London : Flame Tree Collections, 2023.
Collation:
432 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.
Series title:
ISBN:
9781804175880 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
398.20932398.20932 JAC
Language:
English
BRN:
2638265