Description |
96 pages : color illustrations, map ; 24 cm. |
Series |
World mythologies.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 90-94) and index. |
Contents |
The importance of mythology -- The floods of the Nile -- The kingdoms of Egypt -- Society's pyramid -- A large family of gods -- Gods : rulers of life and death -- How the world began -- Ra's wrath -- The dying god Osiris -- The poisoning of Horus -- The quarrel of Horus and Seth -- The birth of a great king -- Glossary -- Ancient texts of the Egyptian myths -- The living myths. |
Summary |
Explains the importance of mythology, the life of Egyptian people, and presents their stories and myths including the eye of Ra, the resurrection of Osiris, and Horus and the scorpion. |
Subject |
Mythology, Egyptian -- Juvenile literature.
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Gods, Egyptian -- Juvenile literature.
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Egypt -- Religion -- Juvenile literature.
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ISBN |
9781502609861 (hardcover) |
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150260986X (hardcover) |
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