Gods of Egypt: Mystical Mythology of Ancient World
- ISBN-10
- 1536923435
- ISBN-13
- 9781536923438
- Pages
- 202
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-08-07
- Publisher
- Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Author
- Elena Grand
Description
Collection of stories Egyptian Myth and Legend includes both mythology and folklore. You will read the story of the world's creation, along with the adventures of the gods and goddesses such as Ra, the sun-god; Hathor, the cow-goddess; and Thoth, the god of magic and the inventor of writing. The unit also includes the famous cycle of tales about the divine family of Osiris, Isis and Horus that explains how Osiris himself died and then became the ruler of the realm of the dead. The folktales, meanwhile, focus on stories of magic and the supernatural, including the story of the deadly rivalry between the two brothers, Anpu and Bata, and how they were finally reconciled. It is a universal truth that the myths of all cultures are the attempts of people to explain the world in which they live. Within the great epic myths are explained many smaller mysteries of life along the Nile. Enjoy!
