Bibliograph

Treasury of Egyptian mythology, classic stories of gods, goddesses, monsters & mortals, by Donna Jo Napoli ; illustrations by Christina Balit

Type

Label

Treasury of Egyptian mythology, classic stories of gods, goddesses, monsters & mortals, by Donna Jo Napoli ; illustrations by Christina Balit

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Intended audience

860L, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Treasury of Egyptian mythology

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

825046870

Responsibility statement

by Donna Jo Napoli ; illustrations by Christina Balit

Series statement

National Geographic kids

Sub title

classic stories of gods, goddesses, monsters & mortals

Summary

An illustrated tableau of Egyptian myths, combines narrative accounts of the stories of the Sun God Ra, the Sphinx, and numerous pharaohs and queens along with historical, cultural, and geographic facts

Table Of Contents

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 vengence -- 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 judgement -- Imhotep (Imuthes) god of medicine and architecture -- Map of ancient Egypt -- Time line of ancient Egypt -- Cast of characters

Target audience

juvenile

Classification