Egyptian mythology: a guide to the gods, goddesses, and traditions of ancient Egypt

Chronology

Introduction: What is a Myth?

Myth and geography

History and the source of Egiptian myth

Protodynastic (Dynasty 0) and early dynastic periods (Dynasties 1-2): c. 3200-2686 BCE: Early Kings

King and the Gods

Old Kingdom (Dynasties 3-6) and first intermediate period (Dynasties 7-11): c. 2686-2055 BCE: Pyramid builders

Pyramid texts

Middle Kingdom and second intermediate period (Dynasties 11-17): c.2055-1550 BCE: Coffin texts

Literature

Magic and popular religion

New Kingdom (Dynasties 18-20 and third intermediate period (Dynasties 21-24): c. 1550-747 BCE: Temples and Kings

Underworld books

Book of the dead

Mythology in literature

End of the new Kingdom

Late period and Ptolemaic period (Dynasties 25-30 and the Ptolemies): 747-30 BCE: Memphite Theology

Persians and Greeks

Alexandria and Memphis

Priests and temples under the Ptolemies

Isis and Horus

Roman period: 30 BCE-395 CE: Plutarch's Osiris

Demotic literature

Land of magicians

Post pharaonic Egypt: Mythical time lines: Linear times: Chaos

Emergence of the Creator

Creation

Period of direct rule by the creator sun god

Period of rule by other gods

Period of rule by kings

return to chaos

Cyclical times: Egyptian year

Solar cycle

Journey of the sound

Deities, themes and concepts: Aker

Akhet

Ammut

Amun (Amon, Ammon, Amen)

Anat (Anath, Anta)

Andjety (Anedjeti)

Anti (Anty)

Anubis (Anpu, Inpw)

Anuket (Anukis)

Apis

Apophis (Apep)

Arsaphes

Ash

Astarte (Ashtarte)

Aten (Aton)

Atum (Atem)

Baal

Babi (Baba)

Baboons

Banabdjedet (Banebdjed)

Bastet (Bast, Boubastis, Pasht)

Bat

Bata

Benu Bird (Phoenix)

Bes and Beset

Birds

Boats

Cattle

Crocodiles

Djed Pillar

Ennea of Heliopolis

Eye of Ra

Eyes of Horus

Feline Deities

Geb

Hand of Atum

Hapy (Hapi)

Hathor (Hwt-hr)

Hatmehyt

Heh Gods

Heka (Hika)

Heqet (Heqat, Hekat)

Heryshef (Arsaphes, Harsaphes)

Hippopotamus Goddnesses

Horemakhet (Harmachis)

Horus (Hor)

Horus the Child (Harpokrates, Harpocrates)

Hu

Ihy

Imhotep (Imouthes)

Ipet (Opet)

Isis

Iusaas

Khentamentiu (Khentamenti)

Khenty-Khety

Khepri (Khepry, Khopri)

Khnum (Chnum)

Khonsu (Khans, Chons)

Kings and princes

Loltus

Maat (Ma'et)

Mafdet

Magicians

Mahes (Mihos)

Mehet- Weret (Mehurit, Methyer)

Mehit (Mehyt, Mekhit)

Meretseger

Meskhenet

Min

Montu (Mont, Month)

Moon

Mut (Mont)

Nefertem (Nefertum)

Nehebkau

Neith (Neit)

Nekhbet

Nemty

Neper (Nepri)

Nephthys

Nun (Noun, Nu)

Nut (Nout)

Ogdoad of hermopolis

Onuris (Anhur, Inhur, Inhert)

Osiris

Pakhet

Primeval Mound

Primeval Ocean

Ptah

Ra (Re, Pre)

Ract-Tawy (Raiyet)

Ra-Horakhty

Renenutet (Ernutet, Hermouthis, Thermouthis)

Satet (Satis) and Anuket (Anukis)

Sekhmet (Sakhmet)

Serqet (Serket, Selkis)

Seshat (Sechat)

Seth (Set, Sutekh)

Seven Hathors

Shai (Shay)

Shed

Shentayet

Shezmu

Shu (Schu, Chou) and Tefnut (Tefenet)

Sia and Hu (Hw)

Snakes

Sobek (Suchos)

Sokar (Soker, Sokaris)

Sons of Horus

Sopdet (Sothis)

Sopdu (Sopedu, Soped)

Sothis

Souls of Pe and Nekhen

Sphinx

Stars and planets

Tatjenen (Tatenen)

Taweret (Tweret, Taurt, Thoeris)

Tayet

Tefnut

Thoth

Two Ladies

Wadjyt (Wadjet, Ouadjet, Uto)

Wepwawet (Upwaut)

Weret-Hekau

Wosret

Egiptian myth: Annotated print and nonprint resources:Print resources: General works and Egyptian culture

Egyptian religion and myth

Books and articles on Egyptian myth in other languages

English translations of ancient texts

Selection of literature influenced by Egyptian myth

Nonprint resources: Videos

Web sites and CD-Roms

Glossary

Appendix: Primary sources

Index

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