Handbook of Egyptian mythology / Geraldine Pinch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pinch, Geraldine.

Contributor:

Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Series:

Handbooks of world mythology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mythology, Egyptian.

Physical Description:

xi, 257 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, [2002]

Summary:

The only complete survey of Egyptian mythology from 3200 B.C. to A.D. 400 available in English.

Contents:

What Is a Myth? 1

Myth and Geography 2

History and the Sources of Egyptian Myth 4

Protodynastic (Dynasty 0) and Early Dynastic Periods (Dynasties 1-2): c. 3200-2686 BCE 5

Early Kings 5

The King and the Gods 6

Old Kingdom (Dynasties 3-6) and First Intermediate Period (Dynasties 7-11): c. 2686-2055 BCE 8

The Pyramid Builders 8

The Pyramid Texts 9

Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period (Dynasties 11-17): c. 2055-1550 BCE 12

The Coffin Texts 13

Literature 16

Magic and Popular Religion 17

New Kingdom (Dynasties 18-20) and Third Intermediate Period (Dynasties 21-24): c. 1550-747 BCE 19

Temples and Kings 21

Underworld Books 24

The Book of the Dead 26

Mythology in Literature 28

The End of the New Kingdom 30

Late Period and Ptolemaic Period (Dynasties 25-30 and the Ptolemies): 747-30 BCE 31

The Memphite Theology 32

Persians and Greeks 34

Alexandria and Memphis 35

Priests and Temples under the Ptolemies 37

Isis and Horus 39

Roman Period: 30 BCE-395 CE 40

Plutarch's Osiris 41

Demotic Literature 42

Land of Magicians 43

Post-Pharaonic Egypt 45

2 Mythical Time Lines 57

Linear Time 57

Chaos 58

Emergence of the Creator 59

Creation 61

Period of Direct Rule by the Creator Sun God 68

Period of Rule by Other Gods 76

Period of Rule by Kings 85

Return to Chaos 89

Cyclical Time 89

The Egyptian Year 90

The Solar Cycle 91

The Journey of the Soul 93

3 Deities, Themes, and Concepts 99

Aker 99

Akhet 99

Ammut 100

Amun (Amon, Ammon, Amen) 100

Anat (Anath, Anta) 102

Andjety (Anedjeti) 102

Anti (Anty) 103

Anubis (Anpu, Inpw) 104

Anuket (Anukis) 105

Apis 105

Apophis (Apep) 106

Arsaphes 108

Ash 108

Astarte (Ashtarte) 108

Aten (Aton) 109

Atum (Atem) 111

Baal 112

Babi (Baba) 112

Baboons 113

Banebdjedet (Banebdjed) 114

Bastet (Bast, Boubastis, Pasht) 115

Bat 117

Bata 117

Benu Bird (Phoenix) 117

Bes and Beset 118

Birds 120

Boats 121

Cattle 123

Crocodiles 126

Djed Pillar 127

Ennead of Heliopolis 128

Eye of Ra 128

Eyes of Horus 131

Feline Deities 132

Geb 135

Hand of Atum 136

Hapy (Hapi) 136

Hathor (Hwt-hr) 137

Hatmehyt 139

Heh Gods 139

Heka (Hika) 139

Heqet (Heqat, Hekat) 139

Heryshef (Arsaphes, Harsaphes) 141

Hippopotamus Goddesses 141

Horemakhet (Harmachis) 143

Horus (Hor) 143

Horus the Child (Harpokrates, Harpocrates) 146

Hu 147

Ihy 148

Imhotep (Imouthes) 148

Ipet (Opet) 149

Isis 149

Iusaas 152

Khentamentiu (Khentamenti) 152

Khenty-Khety 152

Khepri (Khepry, Khopri) 152

Khnum (Chnum) 153

Khonsu (Khons, Chons) 155

Kings and Princes 156

Lotus 158

Maat (Ma'et) 159

Mafdet 161

Magicians 161

Mahes (Mihos) 163

Mehet-Weret (Mehurit, Methyer) 163

Mehit (Mehyt, Mekhit) 164

Meretseger 164

Meskhenet 164

Min 164

Montu (Mont, Month) 165

Moon 166

Mut (Mout) 168

Nefertem (Nefertum) 169

Nehebkau 169

Neith (Neit) 169

Nekhbet 170

Nemty 171

Neper (Nepri) 171

Nephthys 171

Nun (Noun, Nu) 172

Nut (Nout) 173

Ogdoad of Hermopolis 175

Onuris (Anhur, Inhur, Inhert) 177

Osiris 178

Pakhet 180

Primeval Mound 180

Primeval Ocean 181

Ptah 181

Ra (Re, Pre) 182

Raet-Tawy (Raiyet) 185

Ra-Horakhty 185

Renenutet (Ernutet, Hermouthis, Thermouthis) 185

Satet (Satis) and Anuket (Anukis) 186

Sekhmet (Sakhmet) 187

Serqet (Serket, Selkis) 189

Seshat (Sechat) 190

Seth (Set, Sutekh) 191

Seven Hathors 194

Shai (Shay) 194

Shed 195

Shentayet 195

Shezmu 195

Shu (Schu, Chou) and Tefnut (Tefenet) 195

Sia and Hu (Hw) 198

Snakes 198

Sobek (Suchos) 200

Sokar (Soker, Sokaris) 202

Sons of Horus 204

Sopdet (Sothis) 205

Sopdu (Sopedu, Soped) 205

Sothis 206

Souls of Pe and Nekhen 206

Sphinx 206

Stars and Planets 207

Tatjenen (Tatenen) 209

Taweret (Tweret, Taurt, Thoeris) 209

Tayet 209

Tefnut 209

Thoth 209

Two Ladies 211

Wadjyt (Wadjet, Ouadjet, Uto) 213

Wepwawet (Upwaut) 213

Weret-Hekau 214

Wosret 214

4 Egyptian Myth: Annotated Print and Nonprint Resources 215

General Works on Egyptian Culture 215

Egpytian Religion and Myth 217

Books and Articles on Egyptian Myth in other Languages 220

English Translations of Ancient Texts 220

A Selection of Literature Influenced by Egyptian Myth 222

Nonprint Resources 224

Videos 224

Web Sites and CD-Roms 224

Appendix Primary Sources 233.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-238) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.

ISBN:

1576072428

1576077632

OCLC:

49421586