K. Hansen

Great Survey on the Egyptian Pantheon

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Egyptian Mythology is a topline overview of the Egyptian pantheon for those that only have a rudimentary understanding of the religion. The volume is a very quick read and doesn't get into too much depth but it does a good job providing a 'survey' knowledge of most of the major gods of Egypt. Overall, this is a quick read that gives you most of the relevant facts if you haven't really engaged in this history before.

The volume also does a good job connecting some stories and providing context as to how the gods were worshipped. The story of Isis and Osiris is a core foundation of the Egyptian faith and i had never heard it before. That Osiris, Isis, Set, and Nephthys were siblings had never really occurred to me. I had always thought of Osiris as the god of the Underworld, but nothing more than that. I did not realize they were all related as children of Amun, Gep, and Nut and that there was a great rivalry between Set and Osiris. I also appreciated how the authors pointed out all the pop culture connections to the Egyptian gods in various forms of entertainment. Egyptian myths and characters still influence us greatly even today.

The audio performance was clear and articulate and overall outstanding.

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