by George Hart · British Museum Press · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780714120645
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«Egyptian Myths» is an essay on Egyptian mythology by George Hart, published by British Museum Press in paperback (80 pages, in English).
It gathers the principal myths of ancient Egypt preserved in funerary paintings, temple inscriptions and papyri: from the creation stories of Heliopolis, Memphis and Hermopolis to episodes such as the murder of Osiris, the vengeance of Horus or the tale of the shipwrecked sailor.
Published in 1990, it is part of the The Legendary Past series from British Museum Press and includes a final index.
Aimed at readers interested in ancient history, religion and Egyptology; critics described it as a first approach to Egyptian mythology.
George Hart was a violin maker and dealer of London. He was the author of The Violin: Its Makers and its Imitators and The Violin.
