Egyptian MythsUniversity of Texas Press, 1990 - 80 páginas 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 Hermopolis and illustrates the intellectual struggles of the Egyptians to explain the beginning of the world. The myths that follow range from stories about the gods—the murder of Osiris and vengeance of Horus, Isis and the seven scorpions, Sakhmet and the virtual slaughter of mankind—to fables such as the Shipwrecked Sailor and the Enchanted Island. Through these delightful and often amusing tales, we can appreciate more fully the beliefs and imagination of the ancient Egyptians. |
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Map | 6 |
Introduction | 7 |
Creation legends | 9 |
The myth of kingship | 29 |
Isis Great in Magic | 42 |
The myth of cataclysm | 46 |
The underworld journey of the sun god | 50 |
From history into legend | 62 |
Tales of fantasy | 69 |
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Abydos Amenhotep Amun Amun's ancient Egyptian Anubis Apophis Aswan Atum Bakhtan Bata becomes Benu birth boat body British Museum called Cavern cosmic cosmos creation creator cult death Deir deities depicted desert Djedi Djeheuty Duat Dynasty Edfu el-Ashmunein emerging emphasise enemies Ennead Esna eyes Flesh funerary gate gods Greek Hathor head Heliopolis Heliopolitan Hermopolis hieroglyphs hippopotamus Horus Horus and Seth human race Imhotep inscriptions Isis island journey Karnak Khepri Khnum Khonsu Khufu King Kingdom legend magic mankind Memphis myth of kingship Nephthys Nile Ogdoad Osiris papyrus pharaoh priests primeval mound Prince Ptah Ptolemaic Pyramid Texts queen Ramesses Ramesses II region reign rituals royal sacred sailor sanctuary scarab beetle Scenario scorpions scribe semen Shabaka Stone shrines sky goddess snake Sokar solar spell statue stela sun god survive symbol Ta-tenen Tefnut temple Theban Thebes Thoth throne of Egypt tomb Tuthmosis Typhon underworld Valley