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Treasury of Egyptian Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Monsters & Mortals
Christina Balit
National Geographic Kids
Donna Jo Napoli
Text Copyright © 2013 Donna Jo Napoli
Illustrations Copyright © 2013 Christina Balit
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Cover: Ra and Usir sit on thrones, fittingly, since Ra rules aboveground and Usir rules below. In front of each stands a challenger. Aset nearly killed Ra with the snakebite. Set did kill Usir.
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eBook ISBN: 978-1-4263-1861-0
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4263-1380-6
Hardcover Library Binding ISBN: 978-1-4263-1381-3
v3.1
Version: 2017-07-06
For the spirit of my maternal grandmother, who was born in Alexandria. —DJN
To my special friend Tessa. —CB
CONTENTS
Cover (#u60f75384-0bfd-5f8e-b2cc-74899f7bab9f)
Title Page (#u79762743-e1d3-5f4c-a91d-b97f46e3ee65)
Copyright (#u4fa50e72-b1bb-5577-8f81-cb447df7a9c0)
Dedication (#ufcbb80e1-c767-587e-89d0-a3577d030b4e)
Introduction (#u6e8cd64e-18e1-52d2-b4cc-f8699524564d)
Preface (#u1fb32342-b6a6-5b07-8d85-259f87f16d43)
RA (#uba0f7a1a-9ea2-52fc-95d5-0fa27633a2c4)
(HELIOS) (#uba0f7a1a-9ea2-52fc-95d5-0fa27633a2c4)
God of Radiance (#uba0f7a1a-9ea2-52fc-95d5-0fa27633a2c4)
THE GREAT PESEDJET (#u7fa9ebe9-b41d-5947-8b1b-9f274ca1109c)
A Hierarchy of Gods (#u7fa9ebe9-b41d-5947-8b1b-9f274ca1109c)
SET (#u5983d2e7-2fd2-5fe6-bdb7-4136f2512d40)
(SETH) (#u5983d2e7-2fd2-5fe6-bdb7-4136f2512d40)
Envious God (#u5983d2e7-2fd2-5fe6-bdb7-4136f2512d40)
ASET (#ue3560f0b-8762-54f5-9df9-1e6b572c7136)
(ISIS) (#ue3560f0b-8762-54f5-9df9-1e6b572c7136)
Devoted Wife and Mother (#ue3560f0b-8762-54f5-9df9-1e6b572c7136)
USIR (#litres_trial_promo)
(OSIRIS) (#litres_trial_promo)
God of the Afterlife (#litres_trial_promo)
NEBET HUT (#litres_trial_promo)
(NEPHTHYS) (#litres_trial_promo)
Goddess of Service (#litres_trial_promo)
HERU SA ASET (#litres_trial_promo)
(HORUS THE YOUNGER) (#litres_trial_promo)
Young Warrior God and King (#litres_trial_promo)
INPU (#litres_trial_promo)
(ANUBIS) (#litres_trial_promo)
God of Mummification (#litres_trial_promo)
TEFNUT (#litres_trial_promo)
