Egyptian myths. From pyramids and pharaohs to Anubis and the "Book of the Dead"

This book about Egyptian mythology and how the ancient inhabitants of the Nile Valley explained the world around them.

The author talks about the creation and evolution of the universe and the reign of the gods on Earth, introduces us to the manifestations of Egyptian deities in nature, inventive ways in which the Egyptians communicated with invisible forces that were notorious everywhere, with their ideas about life after death.

From the stars and celestial bodies floating on boats, to the wind directed by the god Shu - the Egyptians saw the manifestations of the Divine everywhere. The gods and goddesses, spirits and demons could be evil or useful, wise or dangerous. The book tells both the adventures of the most famous deities like Ra, Osiris, Isis, Mountain and Set, and about little -known, but no less exciting myths.

Contains more than 100 illustrations.

For whom this book
connoisseurs of history, mythology and their places in the present. For everyone who wants to plunge into the life of the peoples of the past