Stories from Ancient Egypt - Tyldesley, Joyce A. (Oxbow Books, 2012)
Cover; About this Book; About Egypt; About Hieroglyphs; 1. The Creation of the World; 2. Hathor and the Red Beer; 3. The Story of Isis and Osiris; 4. The Quarrel between Horus and Seth; 5. Three Magical Stories; 6. The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor; 7. The Adventures of Sinuhe; 8. The Prince, the Dog, the Snake and the Crocodile; 9. The Story of Truth and Falsehood; 10. The Battle of Kadesh; People and Places; What do You Think? -- Answers
Some of the most interesting and entertaining myths and legends from Ancient Egypt are given a lively re-telling by Joyce Tyldesley. These include stories about the gods, such as The Creation of the World, Hathor and the Red Beer, and the myths about Osiris, Isis and Horus. Fairy stories and incredible adventures are represented by The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor, The Adventures of Sinuhe and The Prince, the Dog, the Snake and the Crocodile, while good and bad behaviour are to be found in Three Magical Stories and The Story of Truth and Falsehood. King Ramesses II himself tells us about Th