Treasury of Egyptian Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Monsters & Mortals

Text Copyright © 2013 Donna Jo Napoli

Illustrations Copyright © 2013 Christina Balit

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Cover: Ra and Usir sit on thrones, fittingly, since Ra rules aboveground and Usir rules below. In front of each stands a challenger. Aset nearly killed Ra with the snakebite. Set did kill Usir.

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Version: 2017-07-06

For the spirit of my maternal grandmother, who was born in Alexandria. —DJN

To my special friend Tessa. —CB

CONTENTS

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Introduction

Preface

RA

(HELIOS)

God of Radiance

THE GREAT PESEDJET

A Hierarchy of Gods

SET

(SETH)

Envious God

ASET

(ISIS)

Devoted Wife and Mother

USIR

(OSIRIS)

God of the Afterlife

NEBET HUT

(NEPHTHYS)

Goddess of Service

HERU SA ASET

(HORUS THE YOUNGER)

Young Warrior God and King

INPU

(ANUBIS)

God of Mummification

TEFNUT

(TPHENIS)

Goddess of Moisture

THE GREAT NILE

The Source of So Much

TEHUTI

(THOTH)

God of Knowledge

HERU WER

(HORUS THE ELDER)

Winged Sun Disk and Protector of Egypt

HUT HERU

(HATHOR)

Goddess of Delights

SEKHMET

(SACHMIS)

Goddess of Vengeance

NIT

(NEITH)

Warrior Goddess and Weaver of the Cosmos

KHNUM

(CHNOUMIS)

God of the Potter’s Wheel

SOBEK

(SOUCHOS)

Crocodile God

BASTET

(BAST)

Cat Goddess

FUNERAL RITES

The Importance of Preparation and Judgment

IMHOTEP

(IMUTHES)

God of Medicine and Architecture

Map of Ancient Egypt

Time Line of Ancient Egypt

Cast of Characters

Postscript