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Egyptian myths and legends
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- Book Synopsis
- This luxurious hardback edition contains a range of fascinating stories from the world of Ancient Egyptian mythology, featuring gold cover embossing and stencilled page edges. Egyptian mythology is rife with intrigue, wonder and excitement as the gods. Telling of creation, divine struggles between Osiris, Isis, Horus and Set, the journey of the sun as day passes turns to night and the nature of the afterlife and the underworld, these legends were woven through the civilization known for the pharaohs and the pyramids. This collection includes such tales as: The creation of the world by the sun god Ra The murder of Osiris by his brother Set Anubis and the Underworld Presented with a gold embossed cover design, stencilled page-edges and full-colour endpaper artworks, this covetable edition is an incredible collection for anyone interested in Ancient Egyptian culture and beliefs. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Collectable Myth and Legends series contains luxurious gold embossed gift editions of classic myth and legends from around the world, featuring full-colour endpaper designs, ivory pages and striking stencilled page edges.
- About The Author
- Sir Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge (1857-1934) was a renowned Egyptologist who worked at the British Museum in London and made significant contributions to the Museum's collections of cuneiform tablets and papyri as a result of his many trips to the Near East. He was a prolific author who contributed much to the study of hieroglyphics.
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- ISBN
- 9781398846098
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Arcturus, (01 November 2024)
- Number of Pages
- 256
- Weight
- 717 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 231 x 150 x 26 mm
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