A dictionary of Egyptian gods and goddesses

by George Hart

Details the major gods and goddesses and presents a broad survey of others, giving a picture of the complexity of Egyptian mythology.

Genres: Egyptology, History, Nonfiction, Mythology, Egypt, Reference

229 pages, Paperback

First published April 8, 1986

About the author

George Hart was a British Egyptologist. He studied classics and Egyptology at University College London. He was a staff lecturer in Egypt and the classical world at the British Museum from 1973 until his retirement in 2004. In addition to his museum work, he also taught Egyptian hieroglyphs and lectured on cruises.

Reviews

[Andrei Stejereanu · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's very detailed but some paragraphs and information are difficult to understand and some are also a little boring. To sum it up, a great read to deepen your knowledge of the gods of ancient Egypt.

[Knitting Witch · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fairly good resource on The Egyptian pantheon. I came to this book looking to deepen my references for teaching Egyptian art history. For a reader with no prior knowledge in the field I think this book may be cumbersome. My only complaint is that I wish there were more corresponding illustrations for the deities, however I was able to access other resources to give visual substance to the descriptions.

[sologdin · Rating 2 out of 5]

I can't say anything about the accuracy or comprehensiveness, being a n00b at this stuff, but it is damned interesting, and has concise entries on many of the mythical thingies in the mythological thinginess.

[Drmansi Ashour · Rating 5 out of 5]

it is very nice

[Art Killings · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent guide to gods and goddessess of ancient Egyptian mythology.

[Belinda · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book itself is good. My only complaint is the amount of typos in the Kindle version. It needs editing to remove them.