Egyptian Mythology
Egyptian Mythology: The Complete Guide to Ra, Osiris, Isis, Anubis, and the Sacred Stories of the Pharaohs
Ra, Osiris, Isis, Anubis, and the Sacred Stories of the Pharaohs
Three thousand years of Egyptian sacred stories. The Duat, the weighing of the heart, the cult of Osiris, and the daily voyage of the sun.
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What you will read
- 11 chapters, primary sources
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- Original ink illustrations
- Inline citations to the Pyramid Texts, Book of the Dead
- Designed for print quality
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- 01The Two Lands
- 02Ra and the Daily Voyage of the Sun
- 03The Ennead of Heliopolis
- 04The Murder of Osiris, the Revenge of Horus
- 05Isis, Mother and Magician
- 06Anubis and the Embalmer Gods
- 07The Duat and the Twelve Hours of Night
- 08The Weighing of the Heart
- 09Thoth, Maat, and the Order of the World
- 10Set, the Storm, and the Edge of Civilization
- 11What Survived: from Roman Egypt to Egyptomania
About this book
About this Egyptian mythology guide
The longest-running mythology in human history. 3,000 years of Egyptian priests, drawn from the Pyramid Texts and the Book of the Dead.
Three thousand years of pharaohs prayed to the same gods. The sun-god sailed each morning across the sky and fought a serpent each night beneath the earth. The dead crossed twelve hours of darkness to reach a court where their hearts were weighed against a feather. And a king named Osiris was killed by his brother, dismembered, reassembled, and made the lord of the eternal afterlife.
This is the complete guide to Egyptian mythology, drawn from the Pyramid Texts, the Coffin Texts, the Book of the Dead, and the work of the Egyptologists who learned to read what the priests carved on temple walls. Every god, every cosmology, every journey through the Duat, told in the voice of someone who reads the source texts and trusts you to keep up.
You will finish this book having both DREAMED and LEARNED.
What you will discover inside
- How Ra fought Apophis the serpent every night beneath the earth
- The murder of Osiris and how Isis reassembled him from fourteen pieces
- The Weighing of the Heart against the feather of Maat
- Anubis, embalmer of the dead, and the 70-day mummification rite
- The twelve hours of the Duat and what the dead had to face
- Why the gods of Egypt have animal heads and what that meant to the priests
Egyptian mythology book at a glance
| Tradition | Egyptian mythology |
|---|---|
| Chapters | 11 chapters |
| Length | 141 pages |
| Sources | Drawn from the primary sources, cited inline |
| Reading level | Beginner-friendly. Every name and place is explained from scratch |
| Format | Print-quality PDF |
| Delivery | Instant download |
Formats and editions
| Edition | What you get | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Instant PDF | Print-quality download, readable on any device. Instant download. | $7.99 |
| Paperback | A paperback edition is on the way. Sign up on this page to hear when it lands on Amazon. | Coming soon |
About the author
Guillaume Henry
Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Mythologis
Guillaume Henry founded Mythologis to make the world's mythologies readable without losing what makes them strange.
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Is this book based on primary sources?
Yes. Every chapter cites the Pyramid Texts, the Coffin Texts, the Book of the Dead, and the inscriptions of the great temples (Karnak, Edfu, Dendera), with references to the standard published translations.
How long is the book?
Eleven chapters, around 140 pages.
Is this book for beginners or specialists?
Beginners welcome. Every name is explained from scratch. Specialists will find the citations useful.
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