Authors: Geraldine Pinch
ISBN-13: 9780195170245, ISBN-10: 0195170245
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: March 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Geraldine Pinch is an Egyptologist at the Oriental Institute of Oxford University and a Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Ancient Near Eastern Religions. She is the author of Magic in Ancient Egypt and Egyptian Myth: A Very Short Introduction.
Pinch (Oriental studies, Oxford U., UK) recounts the myths associated with ancient Egypt, providing insight into the connections between myth, history, and culture. The four main sections include an introduction to the culture's history and belief system; a chronology of the mythological universe; alphabetical entries covering major deities, characters, themes, rituals, and beliefs of the society in context; and an annotated bibliography. Includes a glossary. Annotation c. Book News, Inc.,Portland, OR
Chronology | ||
1 | Introduction | 1 |
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 B.C.E. | 5 | |
Old Kingdom (Dynasties 3-6) and First Intermediate Period (Dynasties 7-11): c. 2686-2055 B.C.E. | 8 | |
Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period (Dynasties 11-17): c. 2055-1550 B.C.E. | 12 | |
New Kingdom (Dynasties 18-20) and Third Intermediate Period (Dynasties 21-24): c. 1550-747 B.C.E. | 19 | |
Late Period and Ptolemaic Period (Dynasties 25-30 and the Ptolemies): 747-30 B.C.E. | 31 | |
Roman Period: 30 B.C.E.-395 C.E. | 40 | |
Post-Pharaonic Egypt | 45 | |
2 | Mythical Time Lines | 57 |
Linear Time | 57 | |
Cyclical Time | 89 | |
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 |
Print Resources | 215 | |
Nonprint Resources | 224 | |
Glossary | 227 | |
App.: Primary Sources | 233 | |
Index | 239 | |
About the Author | 257 |