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Treasury of Egyptian mythology : classic stories of gods, goddesses, monsters & mortals

Title
  1. Treasury of Egyptian mythology : classic stories of gods, goddesses, monsters & mortals / by Donna Jo Napoli ; illustrations by Christina Balit.
Published by
  1. Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2013]
Author
  1. Napoli, Donna Jo, 1948-

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Additional authors
  1. Balit, Christina
Description
  1. 192 pages : color illustrations, color maps; 31 cm.
Summary
  1. An illustrated tableau of Egyptian myths, combines narrative accounts of the stories of the Sun God Ra, the Sphinx, and numerous pharaohs and queens along with historical, cultural, and geographic facts.
Series statement
  1. National Geographic kids
Uniform title
  1. National Geographic kids.
Alternative title
  1. Egyptian mythology : classic stories of gods, goddesses, monsters and mortals
Subject
  1. Tales
  2. Mythology, Egyptian
  3. JUVENILE NONFICTION > Social Science > Folklore & Mythology
  4. Folklore > Egypt
  5. Mythology, Egyptian > Juvenile literature
  6. Juvenile works
  7. JUVENILE NONFICTION > History > Middle East
  8. Tales > Egypt > Juvenile literature
  9. Egypt
  10. JUVENILE NONFICTION > History > Ancient
Genre/Form
  1. Juvenile works.
Contents
  1. Ra (Helios) : god of radiance -- The great Pesedjet : a hierarchy of gods -- Set (Seth) : envious god -- Aset (Isis) : devoted wife and mother -- Usir (Osiris) : god of the afterlife -- Nebet Hut (Nephthys) : goddess of service -- Heru Sa Aset (Horus the Younger) : young warrior god and king -- Inpu (Anubis) : god of mummification -- Teffnut (Tphenis) : goddess of moisture -- The great Nile : the source of so much -- Tehuti (Thoth) : god of knowledge -- Heru Wer (Horus the Elder) : winged sun disk and protector of Egypt -- Hut Heru (Hathor) : goddess of delights -- Sekhmet (Sachmis) : goddess of vengeance -- Nit (Neith) : warrior goddess and weaver of the cosmos -- Khnum (Chnoumis) : god of the potter's wheel -- Sobek (Souchos) : crocodile god -- Bastet (Bast) : cat goddess -- Funeral rites : the importance of preparation and judgment -- Imhotep (Imuthes) : god of medicine and architecture -- Map of ancient Egypt -- Time line of ancient Egypt -- Cast of characters.
Call number
  1. JFG 15-124
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-187) and index.
Author
  1. Napoli, Donna Jo, 1948- author.
Title
  1. Treasury of Egyptian mythology : classic stories of gods, goddesses, monsters & mortals / by Donna Jo Napoli ; illustrations by Christina Balit.
Publisher
  1. Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2013]
Type of content
  1. text
  2. still image
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Series
  1. National Geographic kids
  2. National Geographic kids.
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-187) and index.
Added author
  1. Balit, Christina, illustrator.
LCCN
  1. 2013454934
ISBN
  1. 9781426313806 (hardcover)
  2. 1426313802 (hardcover)
  3. 9781426313813 (reinforced library edition)
  4. 1426313810 (reinforced library edition)
  5. 9780545835442 (paperback)
  6. 0545835445 (paperback)
Research call number
  1. JFG 15-124
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