Dieux et pharaons de l'Égypte ancienne

Synopsis of Dieux et pharaons de l'Égypte ancienne

«Dieux et pharaons de l'Égypte ancienne» is the Egyptian mythology dictionary by Claire Lalouette (J'ai lu, paperback, 92 pp., in French).

A journey through ancient Egyptian civilization via its gods and pharaohs. It gathers entries on the Egyptian pantheon —Ra, Osiris, Amun, Isis, Horus, Seth, Hathor, Anubis…— and on rulers such as Ramesses, Thutmose, Hatshepsut or Tutankhamun, and explains the weight of religion in Nile culture up to the conquest of Alexander the Great.

Reference work originally published in 2004; text in French with glossary, chronology and maps.

Reference work for students and enthusiasts of ancient Egyptian history and mythology.