From stories of resurrected mummies and thousandyearold curses to powerful pharaohs and the coveted treasures of the great pyramids, ancient egypt has had an unfaltering grip on the modern imagination. Greek gods and goddessesgreek and roman mythologynorse. Jun 02, 2015 we asked you to share your favorite modern books inspired by mythology and you answered. Try different genres to see if it gets your kids excited too. These books are all personally owned by the author and are the sources for all information found on this web site. A captivating guide to greek mythology, egyptian mythology, norse mythology, celtic mythology and roman mythology paperback november 26, 2017. What are the differences between greek and egyptian. In greek mythology its chaos, in egyptian myth its nun. While the egyptian myth are all about worshipping the creator god, which are many ra, atum, amum, aten, atumra, rehorakhty, etc. How are greek mythology and egyptian mythology alike and.
Learn about the traditional tales greek, roman, norse, egyptian, american indian cultures involving gods. Greek mythology are books about or based on the ancient greek myths as well as. Different people find greek mythology to be meaningful for different reasons. The part 3 section on egypt contains such topics as. The complete gods and goddesses of ancient egypt by richard h. Egypt vs greek vs roman mythology by wiebke leser on prezi.
Now, in egyptian mythology, geraldine pinch offers a comprehensive introduction that untangles the mystery of egyptian myth. The 10 best greek mythology books norse mythology for. Comparing egyptian and greek myth through herodotus. An awardwinning dramatist and illustrator, christina has painted more than 20 childrens books, including blodin and the beast by michael morpurgo, zoo in the sky, the planet gods, the lion bible, national geographics treasury of greek mythology, and national geographics treasury egyptian mythology. It is not a book of mythology, but the authors interpretation and summation of. Egyptian mythology and egyptian christianity, by samuel sharpe illustrated html at legends of the gods.
Gods and fighting men by lady augusta gregory 1904. The 10 best greek mythology books norse mythology for smart. Cults clubs for all kinds of topics and hobbies unrelated to the mythological. And why havent they passed away like the ancient greeks themselves. The hero with a thousand faces by joseph campbell 1949 comparative mythology. Are there modern mythologies in the same sense as greek mythology. All our pretty songs by sarah mccarry american gods by neil gaiman anansi boys by neil gaiman. The twelve olympians and their stories an introduction to greek mythology for kids. Greek and egyptian gods and goddesses greek god of the sun egyptian god of the sun apollo he was a handsome, strong and youthful god with impressive golden hair. Jul 27, 2010 mustafa agha obtained the papyrus from the famous hidingplace of the royal mummies at deralbahari, with the situation of which he was well acquainted for many years before it became known to the egyptian service of antiquities. Which ones are most deserving of your hardearned money. Compare and contrast greek and egyptiancreation myths to. Egyptian and greek god comparisons riordan wiki fandom. Compared to some of the other ancient cultures, british mythology doesnt have quite so many animalheaded people running around.
One parallel between greek and egyptian creation stories is that they both begin with a god or gods being created from the universe. The drama of myths are particularly wellsuited to provide the scaffolding for teenage stories, whether focused coming of age or romance and adventure. The alchemyst series by michael scott pulls from egyptian mythology, though its a bit of a hodgepodge of other myths too. For adults with more advanced knowledge for those already familiar with bulfinch, the next book to pick up is timothy gantz early greek myths, although this is a 2volume reference work, rather than a book to read.
Dec 25, 2010 ive read certain passages of edith hamiltons mythology for school, but it doesnt seem to go in much detail and it instead seems to just give a general overview. The creation of show more content in greek and egyptian mythologies, there is a supreme god. Although there are minor differences, greek and egyptian mythologies share many similarities. Apr, 2020 greek and roman mythology is part of the u. See more ideas about my books, books and good books. Greek mythology essays to some extent, mythology is only the most ancient history and biography. This list last updated in april of 2019 was written with the intention of helping you make that decision. Best books for kids and adults interested in greek mythology. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. In norse mythology, the god of revenge is said to be vidar. This tale describes how humans fell getting further and further away from an ideal state like paradise and closer and closer to the toil and trouble of the world we. Throughout much of book ii of his histories, herodotus frequently draws.
Petbe can be compared to nemesis, the greek roman goddess of revenge. Anderson 2011 fiction based on several different mythologies australian mythology. Introduction to classical mythology of old the hellenic race was marked off from the barbarian as more keenwitted and more free from nonsense. These books are all personally owned by the author and are the sources for all information found on this web site baines, john, et. Greek mythology norse mythology egyptian mythology. In order to further portray the contrast and similarities of greek and egyptian mythology to herodotus, i think it is important to look at some of the gods he compares. As the egyptians had a large appeal to the duat egyptian underworld, the greeks mainly focus on the cosmos, mount olympia, and the olympian godsheroes.
The devil could be seen in the evil god set in ancient egyptian mythology. Jun 17, 2017 this list is primarily, but by no means exclusively, for beginners with little or no familiarity with ancient egyptian mythology and religion. To be truly familiar with greek mythology, you really should know a good portion of the allusions ovid makes. In this comprehensive introduction to egyptian mythology, author geraldine pinch shows how the mythology of ancient egypt must be pieced together from a variety.
Theres a bewildering array of books out there on greek mythology, especially at the beginner level. Mythology and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. The 8th century bce greek poet hesiod is credited with writing or rather first writing down the creation story called the five ages of man. Greek and roman mythology is quite generally supposed to show us the way the human race thought and felt untold ages ago. Myths are stories ancient greek religion and ancient greek mythology arent the same thing, by the way, and so good stories travelled, but there are substantial differences between the myths of different cultures, and most myths are not shar. Norse mythology, greek gods, greek mythology, egyptian gods. There are conflicting stories about the beginnings of human life in greek mythology.
Egyptian mythology focuses on brutal conflict, such as the revenge on seth by horus and the vengeful nature of sekhmet. Also, are there any good books on norse, celtic, asian, or egyptian mythology. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The egyptian god osiris and the mesopotamian god tammuz are examples of the dying god, while the greek myths of adonis though a mortal has often been compared to osiris and the myth of dionysos also features death and rebirth. Greek mythology is the body of myths and teachings that belong to the ancient greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices.
And lastly one might say the greek gods, the male ones in particular are a bit amorous, copulating with multiple partners and siring multiple children. I was watching a special on egyptian gods today, and this question came up. Compare and contrast greek and egyptiancreation myths to genesis. When one society conquers another as when the greeks conquered the egyptians, usually elements of the conquered society are incorporated into the conquerors. Spanning ancient egyptian culturefrom 3200 bc to ad 400pinch opens a door to this hidden world and casts light on. The 10 best egyptian mythology books egyptian mythology for. Rose croix, occult art, the occult, mystique, book of shadows, compass tattoo, ancient history, tree.
To specify, greek mythology is the body of myths and teachings that belong to the ancient greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, and the nature and origin of the. Handbook of egyptian mythology by geraldine pinch overdrive. The greek myths by robert graves 1956 gods and heroes of ancient greece by gustav schwab 1837. Through it, according to this view, we can retrace the. Buy treasury of egyptian mythology by napoli, donna jo, balit, christina isbn. However, the judeochristian mythology is unique and innovative because it mixes in some actual history. The egyptian and greek mythology is more colorful and imaginative than the judeochristian. All titles preceded by an orange scarab are highly recommended by the author for those wishing to learn more about ancient egypt and egyptian mythology. Essay similarities between greek and egyptian mythologies. Contents 8 introduction vii map of the greek world, c. View entire discussion 20 comments more posts from the fantasy community. This religion was practiced, and the roots of the egyptian gods passed down to the pharaoh, or the ruler of ancient egypt.
Personally i believe greek mythology portrays the gods as more interventionist in nature i. In contrast to egyptian mythology, greek mythology has a more enlightened theme. Greek mythology was believed in ancient greece 4000 years ago. Thoth was compared by the greeks to hermes, despite, as thoth mentioned in the red pyramid, being nothing like hermes petbe. Download the bible, the holy quran, the mahabharata, and thousands of free pdf ebooks on buddhism, meditation, etc. Acquainted with the night by christopher dewdney 2004. The 10 best egyptian mythology books egyptian mythology.
Spanning over large dominions as distant as the roman empire and the grecoroman realm, egyptian mythology was a prevailing entity. This can be seen in greek egyptian burial chambers after 332 bc, which often have a floor plan akin to that of greek houses, but combine greek and egyptian architectural features, decoration and religious motifs. The bookstore all titles preceded by an orange scarab are highly recommended by the author for those wishing to learn more about ancient egypt and egyptian mythology. Mythology multiverse is a casual corner for all things mythology, legend, folklore, fables, fairy tales, tall tales, and so on. So far from being false or fabulous in the common sense, it contains only enduring and essential truth, the i and you, the here and there, the now and then, being omitted. Devils and demons myth encyclopedia mythology, greek.
As compared to them the egyptian gods such as isis, osiris, seth, horus are depicted as more aloof in nature, though influencing the course of human affairs but. The work speaks about the creation of the world, the origin of the egyptian gods and their numerous adventures. Apr 04, 2008 the egyptian and greek mythology is more colorful and imaginative than the judeochristian. Free egyptian mythology a guide to the gods goddesses and traditions of ancient egypt.
The characters, stories, themes and lessons of greek mythology have shaped art and literature for thousands of years. Discover, download and read free and lowpriced ebooks on the subject of greek mythology. Followers of the supreme god horus conquered sets followers, and the priests of horus made set the enemy of the. The egyptian texts, edited with translations with plates. There are so many books available on ancient egyptian mythology and religion, especially introductions. He also owned the precious gift of prophecy, given to him by his father zeus in his infancy ra he was the most. Aug 24, 2017 the classic stories of mythology have been repeatedly mined for inspiration and reinterpreted for modern times, and have been an ongoing trend in young adult literature. Pyramid scheme, by dave freer and eric flint multiple formats at filed under. In this comprehensive introduction to egyptian mythology, author geraldine pinch shows how the mythology of ancient egypt must be pieced together from a variety of written and visual sources. But most mythologies state that the beginning of the creation started from the nothingness. Greek mythology norse mythology egyptian mythology gods, myths, legends, mythology kindle edition by weaver, stephan.
The religion had its roots back in egypts beginning, and stretched for more than 5100 years being older than the greek religion. Table of contents introduction 4 the twelveolympians 5 zeus 6 hera 8 poseidon 10 demeter 12 ares 14 hephaestus 16 apollo 18. Worlds in collision by immanuel velikovsky 1950 comparative mythology modern disciples series by i. Greek mythology vs the egyptian and norse mythology. Sep 25, 2014 the common use of the term egyptian pantheon, a greek routed word typically used to refer to the gods also shows their connection. Are there any good fantasy books out there inspired by. Once a helpful god who ruled the kingdom of the blessed dead, sets place in the egyptian pantheon changed after he murdered his brother.
We asked you to share your favorite modern books inspired by mythology and you answered. Are there any other books on mythology that are better. Ideas to get kids excited about mythology from around the world. The heros journey by joseph campbell 1990 comparative mythology. The classic stories of mythology have been repeatedly mined for inspiration and reinterpreted for modern times, and have been an ongoing trend in young adult literature. In book ii of the histories, herodotus uses greek gods names in reference to egyptian gods. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading mythology trilogy.
Some think the greeks did not understand egyptian motifs and were only paying lip service to the idea of unity. See more ideas about egyptian, greek and mythology. Religion vs secularism essays on global warming on religion global essays warming. Greek mythology this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. Apr 08, 2004 now, in egyptian mythology, geraldine pinch offers a comprehensive introduction that untangles the mystery of egyptian myth. Index to fairy tales, myths, and legends second edition, 1926, with supplements from 1937 and 1952, by mary huse eastman page images at hathitrust filed under. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The songlines by bruce chatwin 1987 greek mythology. The 10 best egyptian mythology books norse mythology for. The common use of the term egyptian pantheon, a greek routed word typically used to refer to the gods also shows their connection.
Egyptian mythology gods, pharaohs and book of the dead from at least 4000 bce to the death of cleopatra vii in 30 ce, egyptian mythology was the foundation of ancient egyptian culture. This list is primarily, but by no means exclusively, for beginners with little or no familiarity with ancient egyptian mythology and religion. However, pinchs book has some key differences in emphasis when compared to wilkinsons. The 10 best egyptian mythology books norse mythology for smart. Spanning ancient egyptian culturefrom 3200 bc to ad 400pinch opens a door to this hidden world and casts light on its often misunderstood belief system. The red pyramid by rick riordan, the throne of fire by rick riordan, the serpents shadow by rick riordan, the son o. The 10 best egyptian mythology books norse mythology for smart people. Egyptian gods with greek names in herodotus and votive statuary.
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