Egyptian Myths

by George Hart

Book Overview

The rich panorama of ancient Egyptian mythology has survived through tomb paintings, temple inscriptions, and papyri. This account begins with the creation legends of Heliopolis, Memphis, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292720769
• ISBN13: 9780292720763
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

an excellent introduction to the subject of mythology

Written by one of the most prominent and eminent Egyptologists of the modern era, this book covers, amongst others, creation myths and relates in vivid and colourful detail the myths of Horus and Seth, Isis and Osiris, together with the ever-popular myth of kingship, the myth of cataclysm, and Isis and the scorpions. The book examines closely renowned Ancient Egyptian books, such as The Book of Am-Duat, the Book of Caverns, and The Book of Gates, with the express aim of providing the visual and textual backdrop to the myths. Imhotep, the architect of the Third Dynasty pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara, features prominently in the mythology of ancient Egypt. Hart captures eloquently the life and history of Imhotep, as well as the construction and perpetuation of his divinity status in later times. These historical and mythological perspectives make, along with amusing stories such as *The Shipwrecked Sailor* and *The Tale of Two Brothers*, for absorbing and informative reading.