A Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and GoddessesRoutledge, 21 avr. 2006 - 248 pages Students of archaeology, travellers, visitors to museums and all those interested in mythology will value this comprehensive handbook. It details the major gods and goddesses and presents a broad survey of others, giving a vivid picture of the complexity and richness of the imagery of Egyptian mythology. |
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Abydos Afterlife Akhenaten Amenhotep Amenhotep III Amun Ancient Egyptian anthropomorphic Anubis Apis Apophis Aten Atum Bastet birth boat British Museum bull burial Cairo Museum called carved Coffin Texts consort crown cult centre Dead deceased Deir deity Delta Dendera depicted divine Dynasty XIX Dynasty XVIII emphasises epithet festival funerary papyri god's goddess gods Greek Hathor head Heliopolis Heryshaf hieroglyphs Horus Horus and Seth iconography imagery inscriptions Isis Karnak Khepri Khnum Khonsu king kingship lord Maat magical Memphis Middle Kingdom monarch Montu mother Neith Nile Nubia Old Kingdom Osiris Osiris's papyrus pharaoh priests primeval protection Ptah Ptolemaic Pyramid Age Pyramid Texts Ramesses Ramesses II reign Renenutet represented ritual role royal tombs ruler sacred Sakhmet sanctuary scarab Serket Sety snake Sokar solar statue stela sun disk sun-god symbol symbolising temple Theban Thebes Thoth throne of Egypt Tuthmosis Underworld Upper Egypt Wadjet walls Wepwawet worship