Egyptian Gods

By Stephan Weaver

The gods of Ancient Egypt conjure up images of hieroglyphs with animal-headed people, fantastic civilizations, and a past that seems both unimaginably distant and still tenuously connected to the present day. Although the names Ra, Anubis, and Isis still linger today in modern fiction, the truth about these gods reveals the ancient Egyptians themselves. 

Inside you will read about...
✓ Osiris 
✓ Anubis
✓ Isis
✓ Ra
✓ Maat
✓ Hathor
✓ Wadjet
✓ Nefertum
And many more!

A look at the principal gods of Ancient Egypt gives insight into the culture of world's first great civilization. Even today, their moments, their obelisks, and their pyramids endure and remind us that people can leave lasting marks on the world that humble and inspire us all.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Stephan Weaver
• Release date: Sep 25, 2017
• ISBN: 9781386394884

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Table of Contents

Egyptian Gods

The Gods Themselves

The Minor Gods

Conclusion

Ancient Egyptian Gods

The Nile River valley sheltered some of the earliest agricultural settlements, dating back about eight thousand years before the present day. At the beginning of recorded human history, Neolithic hunter-gatherers chose the fertile land following the Nile River’s path for semi-permanent and then permanent settlements. By the time of the Early Bronze Age, those settlements became the towns and cities that united to form the kingdom of Ancient Egypt. Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt shared a lot of cultural touchstones, including similar religious beliefs, practices, and gods.

As a single nation, Ancient Egypt arose on the Nile Delta around 3150 B.C. and developed a rich and distinct culture that has remained interesting and vigorous to this day. Between 1870 and 1930 the study of Ancient Egypt roared to the forefront of cultural archeology and has stayed there ever since. The first researchers into the people and places of Ancient Egypt had a wealth of information to study with the religion, the gods, and the practices of the region and period.

Religion played an enormous role in the development of Ancient Egypt. Ancient Egyptian culture worshiped a myriad of gods arrayed in a pantheon. As polytheists, the ancient Egyptians identified different gods with various aspects of human existence, like life and death, childbirth and fertility. There were gods of the forces of nature, as well as more abstract gods for less concrete concepts, like wisdom.

A pharaoh or a king functioned as the center of Egyptian religion, as both the king of Egypt and as the connection between the people and their gods. Egyptian culture focused on the pharaoh. Each Egyptian king, or pharaoh, was

Reviews for Egyptian Gods

[Angel Sebakhet Starker · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

There are far too many discrepancies in this work. Much of the basic information regarding the gods is incorrect. With no sources to back up the data presented, it sounds like the author is, at times, embellishing long-accepted mythological interpretations with their own ideas. I do not recommend this title, especially to younger audiences who may be tempted to use it for a study aid or report material.