So to enter the pantheon of ancient Egypt is to try and understand the complex relationships that united gods to humans. It is to try to reach through multiple transpositions -- half human, half beast -- the divine nature that haunts all civilizations.
The complex theology of the Egyptians is made clear in this book through surveys of:
-- The stories and legends surrounding 50 Egyptian deities
-- Their icons and representations
-- Symbols, amulets, scepters, and crowns
-- A lexicon of divinities
-- Hieroglyphs: signs and determinatives
This volume, with its authoritative text, explanatory charts, chronologies, and handsome full-color illustrations is a must for all with an interest in the past, ancient civilizations, and man's quest for the divine throughout history.
